I don't think either article contributes much, unfortunately. I wish something like futurism was more socially credible, because doing it right seems valuable. But "future studies" as it currently exists seems to get what it deserves. (though Sara Robinson is probably not a fair exemplar)

I think the highlight of the first article was: "in fact, the longer [a trend has] been going on, the more overdue you are for it to change."