In the future, IKEA will become an ever more spiritual sanctuary. In the future, your dream life will increasingly look like Google street view. Everyone will be feeling the same way as you, and there's some comfort to be found there. Douglas Coupland comfortdreamfelt share on social
If I think too much about all of those Chinese factories where all the stuff in a Wal-Mart is made, I get that woozy feeling you get when you see ducks covered in crude oil. Douglas Coupland chinesecovercrude Change image and share on social
The way we experience history and time in all its forms shifted quite massively between 1989 and 2001 - to the point where contrivances like decades are now kind of silly. Douglas Coupland contrivancedecadeexperience Change image and share on social
'Stupidity' defines the mental state wherein we acknowledge that we've never been smarter as individuals and yet somehow we've never felt stupider. We now collectively inhabit a state of stupidity. Douglas Coupland acknowledgecollectivelydefine Change image and share on social
To have a healthy culture, you have to have stable health care financing and stable arts financing and stable sports financing, and if you don't have that, your culture becomes a parking lot. Douglas Coupland artcareculture Change image and share on social
Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo. Douglas Coupland eaglegoodhairdo Change image and share on social
Given the infinite number of coincidences that could happen, very few ever actually do. The universe exists in a coincidence-hating state of anti-fluke. Douglas Coupland anticoincidenceexist Change image and share on social
Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence. Douglas Coupland acknowledgeautomaticdoor Change image and share on social
If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure. Douglas Coupland buildconstructionfailure Change image and share on social
Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine. Douglas Coupland cloncopyfine Change image and share on social