“Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
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“Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
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Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#2In 1968 you looked back 50 years to 1918 and realized how much incredible change took place.
Extrapolate out 50 years and the future probably looked close to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, released in 1968
Any chance we can get that future?
Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#3In 1968 you looked back 50 years to 1918 and realized how much incredible change took place. Extrapolate out 50 years and the future probably looked close to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, released in 1968 Any chance we can get that future?
Many future predictions from the 1950s were based on the promise of unlimited electricity. Once this comes to pass, we can have hovercars and whatnot.
Instead, we got "unlimited" information. Although this doesn't translate as well into physical products, the world still looks/feels wildly futuristic if you orient your perspective correctly.
Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#4In 1968 you looked back 50 years to 1918 and realized how much incredible change took place. Extrapolate out 50 years and the future probably looked close to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, released in 1968 Any chance we can get that future?
Many future predictions from the 1950s were based on the promise of unlimited electricity. Once this comes to pass, we can have hovercars and whatnot. Instead, we got "unlimited" information. Although this doesn't translate as well into physical products, the world still looks/feels wildly futuristic if you orient your perspective correctly.
The world feels wildly futuristic? Can you explain? I was born in 1966. Computer games and the special effects in movies look better, but to claim the world looks wildly futuristic is an exaggeration.
Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
Many future predictions from the 1950s were based on the promise of unlimited electricity. Once this comes to pass, we can have hovercars and whatnot. Instead, we got "unlimited" information. Although this doesn't translate as well into physical products, the world still looks/feels wildly futuristic if you orient your perspective correctly.
The world feels wildly futuristic? Can you explain? I was born in 1966. Computer games and the special effects in movies look better, but to claim the world looks wildly futuristic is an exaggeration.
You're an example of not orienting your perspective properly.. ;)
The internet, a global communications network that everyone carries with them in their pocket on a mini touchscreen PC, is fucking incredible.
Even prisoners who go away for 10-15 years have been blown away by the advancements in cell phone technology and adoption when they get out.
Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#6Does anyone know of a recently written book that tries to predict the world fifty years from now?
Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#7Does anyone know of a recently written book that tries to predict the world fifty years from now?
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The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767923057/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e-6u...
Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
The world feels wildly futuristic? Can you explain? I was born in 1966. Computer games and the special effects in movies look better, but to claim the world looks wildly futuristic is an exaggeration.
You're an example of not orienting your perspective properly.. ;) The internet, a global communications network that everyone carries with them in their pocket on a mini touchscreen PC, is fucking incredible. Even prisoners who go away for 10-15 years have been blown away by the advancements in cell phone technology and adoption when they get out.
The Internet is about 5 decades old. I shot the shit almost exactly like this on Usenet decades ago. Cell phones? They’re smaller, great.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2010/09/23/gordon_gekko_...
Everyone expects the world to change, and advance. It’s not fucking incredible. Even John Sculley saw it coming.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cultofmac.com/120716/apple-...
Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Many future predictions from the 1950s were based on the promise of unlimited electricity. Once this comes to pass, we can have hovercars and whatnot. Instead, we got "unlimited" information. Although this doesn't translate as well into physical products, the world still looks/feels wildly futuristic if you orient your perspective correctly.
The world feels wildly futuristic? Can you explain? I was born in 1966. Computer games and the special effects in movies look better, but to claim the world looks wildly futuristic is an exaggeration.
When was the last time you used a paper map?
When was the last time you used the yellow pages?
How much money have you spent buying encyclopedias in the last 20 years?
How much time searching for someone who has a mediocre copy-of-a-copy of bootleg tapes of that one amazing concert by the band you liked?
How many hours have you spent on the phone with a company because you lost the user's manual to their product?
How big is your rolodex?
When was the last time you had a conversation to the effect of "what was the name of that actor in that movie" and you were unable to get the answer?
When was the last time you had to spend 15 minutes planning out where and when you would meet when because your group is splitting up when on a trip?
Re: “Toward the Year 2018”, a speculative book from 1968
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're an example of not orienting your perspective properly.. ;) The internet, a global communications network that everyone carries with them in their pocket on a mini touchscreen PC, is fucking incredible. Even prisoners who go away for 10-15 years have been blown away by the advancements in cell phone technology and adoption when they get out.
The Internet is about 5 decades old. I shot the shit almost exactly like this on Usenet decades ago. Cell phones? They’re smaller, great. http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2010/09/23/gordon_gekko_... Everyone expects the world to change, and advance. It’s not fucking incredible. Even John Sculley saw it coming. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cultofmac.com/120716/apple-...
Cell phones were still futuristic in the 80s, and they were science fiction in the 60s.