In all three readings it seems like the authors envision technology in the coming decades will change the world as they see it. Lissitzky mentions a number of possibilities that relate to current technologies whether he intended to or not. He mentions sound recordings and moving pictures replacing books. While some can argue that books can never be replaced, audible and movie adaptations of books can be seen as replacements. Lissitzky also mentions the next book form will be plastic representational and functional of time and space; which makes me think of e-readers and iPads that are widely used today that are light weight and can hold numerous books on a single device.

In Who We Are, the authors wrote “BUT WE, Artists yesterday CONSTRUCTORS today” reminds me todays designers. It lists what constructers do, including processing humans, organizing technology, discovering and merging. Designers today are constructors they use technology and their vast knowledge of how things work to construct their ideas into reality. While at the time they saw technology as the mortal enemy of art, technology has helped art evolve from what it once was. Technology has brought new forms of art to life.   

Marinetti’s Manifesto is intense; he believes in the future of transportation, mentioning at times the power of trains, cars and airplanes. Unfortunately reading his manifesto today highlights many problematic elements. He glorifies war and violence, and shows to be against women, people over 40 and history in general. He appears to be a fascist which doesn’t work in the modern day.