https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mb3mzb/humans-of-the-year-kickoff-2017

Life in 2017 is a wildly surreal rollercoaster. The themes of science fiction dystopias have exploded into the zeitgeist. As the Motherboard adage goes: “The future is wonderful, the future is terrifying.” Often, it can feel like the latter sentiment outweighs the former.

But while 2017 is awash with challenges, these times have only further emboldened people to build a smarter, safer, and more progressive society.