To my ear, Connections hangs on the conceptual nail that  that future is already being formed and nudging people towards it may or may not have any affect. It nearly screams &quot;change is like a lightning bolt but one that may take a long time.&quot;<p>It&#x27;s one of the most Whiggish-progress things I can think of. For me, this is Useful because it makes it less frustrating when I try to advocate for change. The last 200 years are vanishingly close to inexplicable in terms of the rest of human history.