futurism
The future doesn't ever turn out like we imagined it; that's what makes it so interesting. Sure, we've got iPods and iMacs and iBooks that look very much like someone in the 50s would have pictured. But we're not wearing jumpsuits or driving rocketships to the office — or to a moon colony, for that matter.
The future has turned out to be far less and far more interesting than that. What would our great-grandparents have thought if they could see us still schlubbing to work in combustion engine automobiles, and wearing suits and ties, and watering the lawn?
On the other hand, what would they have thought of the microwave oven in your kitchen, or your $350 tickets to London? Or the library of Alexandria on the desk in your office, a huge flickering chunk of human knowledge, updated constantly? We do live in an age of wonders.
The future has turned out to be far less and far more interesting than that. What would our great-grandparents have thought if they could see us still schlubbing to work in combustion engine automobiles, and wearing suits and ties, and watering the lawn?
On the other hand, what would they have thought of the microwave oven in your kitchen, or your $350 tickets to London? Or the library of Alexandria on the desk in your office, a huge flickering chunk of human knowledge, updated constantly? We do live in an age of wonders.
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