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predictions from the 1900's for the 100 years to come
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:49 am
by amykamala
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
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:07 am
by noodle
That's fucking amazing!
There will be no C, X or Q...
Some are scarily close though.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:24 am
by parson
we live in exponential times
these predictions are the equivalent of predicting technology 5 years from now
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:07 am
by shonky
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:14 am
by 3rdeye
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!
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:52 pm
by ajantis_art
Parson wrote:we live in exponential times
this is true
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:02 pm
by corpsey
''Skream will do a Klaxons RMX''
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:47 pm
by kani
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:38 pm
by thomas
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:42 pm
by duttier yuppie
Slavery was outlawed in the USA in 1865.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:44 pm
by thomas
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:50 pm
by duttier yuppie
Suffrage was omitted too...and this was a seemingly female targeted publication.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:34 pm
by thomas
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:24 pm
by fuagofire
Duttier Yuppie wrote:Slavery was outlawed in the USA in 1865.
yeah and 1830 somthing in the uk
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:56 pm
by amykamala
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.
