Another reason retrofuturism is a valuable / useful idea goes back to your "pace layering" diagram. Fashions definitely change but would we really want our underlying culture to change as quickly? Retrofuturism, in effect, is saying that although the fashions of the future will be wildly different, there will still be an underlayer of familiarity - people will still go on vacations to exotic locales, only this time it will be to Enceladus instead of Miami.
Another reason retrofuturism is a valuable / useful idea goes back to your "pace layering" diagram. Fashions definitely change but would we really want our underlying culture to change as quickly? Retrofuturism, in effect, is saying that although the fashions of the future will be wildly different, there will still be an underlayer of familiarity - people will still go on vacations to exotic locales, only this time it will be to Enceladus instead of Miami.
Great article! Love this alternative view vs the boring/bland future stuff we see all the time.
Loved the NASA posters