The Veil · consciousness

Filed by Elara Myst

Flying cars have been one of the archetypal touchstones of ‘the future’ in the public consciousness, influenced by pop culture references ranging from The Jetsons to Blade Runner. So much so that in his criticism of what he sees as the stagnation of science and technology over the last 50 years, Peter Thiel compared them to Twitter in his now-famous quote, “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”Thiel’s former PayPal partner Elon Musk today referenced that quote ...