title: Is Future in Scala a monad?
body: <p>Why and how specifically is a Scala Future not a Monad; and would someone please compare it to something that is a Monad, like an Option?</p>
  
  <p>The reason I'm asking is Daniel Westheide's <a href="http://danielwestheide.com/blog/2013/01/09/the-neophytes-guide-to-scala-part-8-welcome-to-the-future.html">The Neophyte's Guide to Scala Part 8: Welcome to the Future</a> where I asked whether or not a Scala Future was a Monad, and the author responded that it wasn't, which threw off base. I came here to ask for a clarification.</p>