The most fun thing about futurism is how off the projections can be. Witness this Mechanix Illustrated article from 1968 called "What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008?."
We're pretty jaded about the tremendous impact of the technology we do have. Right now, I'm sitting on the couch, typing this in, having it beamed to my router and then sent out to the world. Pretty amazing.
Required reading: Warren Ellis's Doktor Sleepless.
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