{"title":"H. G. Wells","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe man who invented the future — and spent the rest of his life warning us about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eH. G. Wells wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Invisible Man\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Island of Doctor Moreau\u003c\/em\u003e — foundational texts of science fiction — but he was never only a storyteller. He was a social thinker, a futurist, and a fierce believer in education, reason, and the possibility that humanity could choose a better path if it tried hard enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWells worried about what technology would do to us. He worried about what power does to the people who hold it. He believed the future wasn't fixed — it was a choice. And he spent his life making that argument in as many forms as he could find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis quotes tend to be both unsettling and hopeful in the same breath. The kind of line that makes you think about what we're building, and whether we're paying enough attention to where it leads.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"future-tee","title":"Future Tee","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFuture Tee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eH. G. Wells, The Food of the Gods (1904)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"We were making the future, and hardly any of us troubled to think what future we were making.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWells wrote this in a satirical science novel about hubris—scientists create a growth formula, unleash it, and then pretend to be surprised when everything mutates. The line reads like a confession from every era that chased progress without asking who it serves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis isn't a t-shirt. It's the mirror you hold up before you build anything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInnovation is easy. Accountability is the part we skip. This quote drags that omission into the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you've ever:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipped something fast and questioned it later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorried that \"move fast\" culture cuts corners that matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeded a reminder to ask \"to what end?\" before you scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen this belongs in your rotation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesign — \"The Confession\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe typography splits exactly where the regret splits:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe opening clause \"We were making the\" sits in a narrow line—confident, casual.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFUTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e sits in all caps, centered, larger than everything else. It's the thing everyone was chasing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe second half drops beneath in warm gray: \"and hardly any of us troubled to think what future we were making.\" Smaller, quieter, the part said after the damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCredit line pins the source: H. G. Wells · \u003cem\u003eThe Food of the Gods\u003c\/em\u003e · 1904.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo acts, one pivot. The layout feels like a realization in progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the Fabric Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're going to question the future you're building, start with the basics—like what you put on every morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100% combed ring-spun cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e — tight Airlume knit so the typography prints clean and feels soft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4.2 oz fabric\u003c\/strong\u003e — light enough for layering, strong enough for everyday wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShoulder-to-shoulder taping\u003c\/strong\u003e — keeps the collar from warping after a year of pulls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSide-seamed retail fit\u003c\/strong\u003e — drapes the same on day 100 as day one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not organic, but it is honest: well-made cotton with nothing to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% combed ring-spun cotton (Bella + Canvas base)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabric weight: 4.2 oz\/yd² (142 g\/m²)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetail-fit unisex tee with set-in sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoulder-to-shoulder taping and side seams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRibbed collar with just enough stretch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-shrunk; machine wash cold, tumble dry low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuoteiac logo on sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Chart (Bella + Canvas)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounders, product leads, scientists, policy nerds—anyone whose work shapes tomorrow and knows that \"future\" is not neutral. You make it. You live in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear your foresight.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eH. G. Wells, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJournalist, futurist, and novelist (1866–1946)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrote \u003cem\u003eThe Food of the Gods\u003c\/em\u003e as satire about unchecked innovation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelieved technology without ethics turns into the monsters we warn kids about\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe wasn’t anti-progress. He was pro-responsibility. 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