predictions from the 1900's for the 100 years to come

amykamala · Post by **amykamala** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:49 am

this is really interesting. for me, it puts into perspective how much we have advanced within the past 100 years. also says something about the technology that was arising in the 1900's. even more interesting because some of the predictions came true, and some of them are fully laughable.

http://bp3.blogger.com/_sGYULzoQCgA/RiR ... future.jpg

noodle · Post by **noodle** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:07 am

That's fucking amazing!

There will be no C, X or Q...

Some are scarily close though.

parson · Post by **parson** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:24 am

we live in exponential times

these predictions are the equivalent of predicting technology 5 years from now

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:07 am

I was looking forward to flying cars and a leisure society. Considering how much work is automated, I do find it a bit disappointing that we now seem to work longer hours than we did in medieval times.

3rdeye · Post by **3rdeye** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:14 am

Ladies Home Journal wrote:English will be a language of condensed words expressing condensed ideas

o rly?!

an interesting find this... a lot of it is pretty spot on!

ajantis_art · Post by **ajantis_art** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:52 pm

Parson wrote:we live in exponential times

this is true

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:02 pm

''Skream will do a Klaxons RMX''

kani · Post by **kani** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:47 pm

i was just thinking about this while watching 2001 yesterday,
even with interplanetary travel and video conferencing, artificial gravity, and artificial intelligence, it still took an entire room to house HAL.

thomas · Post by **thomas** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:38 pm

Nothing about freeing the slaves or space though.

Interesting article, thanks for that.

Good to know that people where thinking about GM crops and a completely manufactured, fake city even 100 years ago.

"There will be no wild animals"

Love the certainty of that statement.

duttier yuppie · Post by **duttier yuppie** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:42 pm

Slavery was outlawed in the USA in 1865.

thomas · Post by **thomas** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:44 pm

Duttier Yuppie wrote:Slavery was outlawed in the USA in 1865.

Fuck, just woke up etc etc

Racism then, or anything more social. Rather than predictions on the size of strawberries.

duttier yuppie · Post by **duttier yuppie** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:50 pm

Suffrage was omitted too...and this was a seemingly female targeted publication.

thomas · Post by **thomas** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:34 pm

fuagofire · Post by **fuagofire** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:24 pm

Duttier Yuppie wrote:Slavery was outlawed in the USA in 1865.

yeah and 1830 somthing in the uk

amykamala · Post by **amykamala** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:56 pm

yes but unfortunately slavery still happens all over the world in more ways then one.

humans have focused a lot on technological advancements but not so much on spiritual ones.

predictions from the 1900's for the 100 years to come

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