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This might be a better source, with all of the images. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/a-19th-century-vis...
kinda surprising how much of these are about doing leisure activities under water. and also nothing relating to space so they probably didn't think space was in the cards for the next century.
One of the most difficult things seems to be forecast fashion but probably the artist didn't even attempt to envision future clothing, except for technical ones. That would distract from the main point. There is even a gown in the underwater game of croquet.
They envisioned robotic tailors and even today we are far away from that it's last one this slide https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/a-19th-century-vis...
Which makes me wonder what people in future will think about our science fiction media.
Which science fiction media? Is there any dream that is physically possible while unrealized? - Going to other galaxies: As opposed to flying, those are physically impossible, - 2100 utopia would be about ecology and people consuming less, not more, - When I was a kid, I used to dream about flying blades (drones) or minicomputer in our hands where would could read stuff of program. Today I don’t see a single thing th…
2100 utopia is the dream that we can all be united under the one system.
The start to rising positivity is causing people to chase dreams off a cliff. I'd be careful about what ideas you give people.
People follow dreams well past the point where they should logically conclude, even to death.
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People desired flat roads before cars. There was a huge effort in XIX century to develop better roads for the horse-drawn buggies and stagecoaches.
I believe the better road movement was started by cyclists.
One of the interesting things about these photos is that, aside from all the under-water ones, many of the contraptions exist. We just call them Roomba, Kubota tractor, Audible, Philips All-In-One Trimmer, etc. One consistent facet is that many of our modern technologies are a lot more complex on the inside, but simpler in appearance. There really is one guy pushing buttons to harvest thousands of acres. There's a co…
I didn't realize that the underwater thing was so important back then. We are all thinking about flying cars, and these drawings don't disappoint, but there is as much happening underwater as it is happening in the sky. Now, we are still fascinated with flying, machines, etc... but going underwater is boring by comparison. We have submarines, mostly for the military, a bit of scientific exploration, etc... but beside…
There's a special mention that deserves to be featured: submarines used for logistics in intercontinental trade routes: the infamous narco subs from south America cartels.
Also, tourism subs exist, including those used in deep sea trips.
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> They envisioned robotic tailors and even today we are far away from that There was a startup 3 decades ago, where you ordered custom khakis on the web. As a first step towards broader custom clothes. Entering assorted measurements, or modifying the dimensions of a previous purchase, a custom pattern was quickly laser cut, manually stitched in one of the last garment factories in the US, and overnighted. Patented, s…
Margins are too low, unless we experience some sort of 3d printer like revolution for clothing it's likely to never catch up
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Chemical may be also translated something like medicinal - note the butler has tiny pills on his plate; it’s the “meal in a pill” that comes up now and then (famously in Willy Wonka).
That makes much more sense. Now I see that it's a plate of pills, with a woman's hair behind it. I thought it was a cupcake.
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I didn't realize that the underwater thing was so important back then. We are all thinking about flying cars, and these drawings don't disappoint, but there is as much happening underwater as it is happening in the sky. Now, we are still fascinated with flying, machines, etc... but going underwater is boring by comparison. We have submarines, mostly for the military, a bit of scientific exploration, etc... but beside…
> We have submarines, mostly for the military, a bit of scientific exploration, etc... There's a special mention that deserves to be featured: submarines used for logistics in intercontinental trade routes: the infamous narco subs from south America cartels. Also, tourism subs exist, including those used in deep sea trips.