In 1894, a London newspaper predicted that “in 50 years, every street in London will be buried under nine feet of manure.” This dire outcome did not consider that horses would not be the primary mode of transportation in fifty years and that the automobile, an invention that was right around the corner, would transform life. Once people are motivated to deal with the wealth gap, radical solutions may emerge. There is no reason to believe that the future is just more horse manure.
