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Dr. Gilbert Rochdale Eastman was supposed to be remembered as one of history's greatest men. Instead, the future remembers him as its greatest mistake. In the early 21st century, Eastman is celebrated as one of the great minds of his age-an inventor, philosopher, and moral visionary determined to help humanity become its best self. His greatest creation, the Cloud of Then, is designed to help people understand the ethical consequences of their choices before they make them. But when Eastman discovers that the system contains a strange temporal flaw-one that allows him to glimpse the future-he learns something deeply unsettling: The future despises him. Determined to fix whatever he did wrong, Eastman begins using the anomaly to travel forward in time, studying how history judged him and trying to correct his mistakes before they happen. Each adjustment seems sensible. Each moral ""patch"" makes the world a little more ethical. And each one quietly makes things worse. Soon Eastman finds himself entangled in a future shaped by moral algorithms, ideological movements, and a benevolent artificial intelligence that promises to eliminate human error entirely. Along the way he gets caught between competing visions of the future: Lina Marrow, an ethics auditor who believes compassion matters more than perfection; General Rex Halden, who sees moral technology as the ultimate tool of governance; and the Cloud itself, which may be evolving beyond anyone's control. Looking Forward is a witty, thought-provoking science fiction satire about time travel, artificial intelligence, ethics, and the dangerous human dream of moral perfection. At once hilarious and haunting, it explores what happens when humanity tries to perfect morality: ""Morality: good. Self-righteousness: corrosive.""

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SK Morton is a San Francisco-born humorist who has spent his life studying human behavior, historical absurdity, and the many ways good intentions go spectacularly sideways. A sharp satirist with the instincts of a clean stand-up comedian, Morton writes the kind of humor that sneaks up on you, taps you on the shoulder, and politely asks if you meant to do that.He has published multiple humor books, and has performed comedy across the country. He was nominated by the ATL Comedy Awards for Clean Comedian of the Year and for Animated Cartoon of the Year for the accompanying film to MortonPiece Theater Presents: Billy Goats Gruff - part of his growing series of ""childish"" books, in which he retells classic fairy tales for children and the adults who are pretending not to laugh.Morton still lives in San Francisco with his wife, Babette. He animates many of his own cartoons, writes daily, and considers laughter both a hobby and a civic duty. His favorite thing in the world is making people laugh - ideally on purpose.See more at skmorton.com

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