Kuwayama’s mild eyes regarded him through the rimless lenses. “It is about futurity, Mr. Laney.” “Futurity?” “Do you know that our word for ‘nature’ is of quite recent coinage? It is scarcely a hundred years old. We have never developed a sinister view of technology, Mr. Laney. It is an aspect of the natural, of oneness. Through our efforts, oneness perfects itself.” Kuwayama smiled. “And popular culture,” he said, “is the testbed of our futurity.”
