Write to someone reading this in 2050.

1. Must be addressed to a future reader. · new
2. Must describe something about the current moment that might not be obvious to someone in the future. · new
3. No predictions about what the future will look like. · new
4. Focus on observations — what is true right now, what we take for granted, what is normal today. · new
5. Be specific. "We use phones" is too obvious. "We carry a device that..." could work if the framing reveals something. · new