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well what i think it is a person who thinks of what could be and how it is built and what is the reaction of that item and how it could effect the people and the earth and what are the steps to build that item from now to there
a futurist will think maby of space craft of how they would be in the future and he might think of what if u make the metal with certain magnetic properties to allow it to move around in earth magnetically field and a ion pusher thing to move it around and some kinda engine pulses of high blast of energy to push even faster in space and with metal will be sensitive to the sun for more energy and he will think of steps to first think of how to research it and how it could benefit the earth with such a device

neo-futurist 

Contemporary neo-futurist aesthetics are inspired by the futurist movement of the early 20th century: The machine becomes an integral element of the creative process itself, and generates the emergence of artistic modes that would have been impossible prior to computer technology.
It would have taken the futurists an eternity to create the neo-futurist art that computers have made possible in the 21st century.
neo-futurist by Etan Ilfeld September 28, 2009

Pi Futurist

A math professor who advises both undergraduate and postgraduate students which area of research on the number π they should embark on in order to increase their chances of getting published in reputable math publications, with minimum frustration and pain.
Dictator Kim is asking comrade Trump whether he’d recommend any ex-lecturer from his now-defunct Trump University, who might be keen to work as a pi futurist for the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology on a three-year contract, with high prospects of securing tenure if local researchers’ submissions grace the pages of math periodicals and journals.
Pi Futurist by Covido May 1, 2022

Broke Futurist 

A person who hustles daily on their craft, sacrificing common "luxuries" (Starbucks, eating out, new cars, clothes, etc) in order to manifest the life they've always dreamed.

Any one whose mastered the art of "delayed gratification", whether 3 years old or 93, is a broke futurist.

A person who has a lot of cryptocurrency but not a lot of fiat (usd) = Broke Futurist
"I'm tired of Tron never coming out with us, why does he work so much?"

"because Tron has some big fucking dreams and isn't satisfied with just getting... he's a broke futurist."
Broke Futurist by Jack Brite June 11, 2018

broke futurist 

People who prosper daily... when you catch up with them twice a year they always have something new going on...

They don't know shit about Game of Thrones but if you have an idea to start a business, they'll shepherd you all the way to the profit land.
What the fuck is a Broke Futurist??

Remember that guy from HS who didn't grow up wealthy but now you see him in Lamboz & PJs...? That's a Broke Futurist.
broke futurist by Jack Brite June 11, 2018

Technocratically Hedonistic Futurist 

a literal metal & neon wearing maggot that should be despised by all walks of life

don't let the futuristic fascists, or the hedonistic libertarians corrupt society with their highly advanced cities made for the unknowing soon-to-be hedonist progressive.
Thomas M. : goddamn, that technocratically hedonistic futurist next door irks the shit out of me, what a little bitch.
Micah X. : you got that right.
From Commieville, to Conservatopia,, to hell with futurists.
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