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mk · 4384 days ago · link · · parent · post: "What May Happen in the Next 100 Years," published in the Ladies Home Journal, 1900.
What is interesting is the mapping of the 1900 culture onto future possibilities, like the big fruits and veggies, airships, and the people assembling in a hall for an orchestra within a distant one. I wonder where our future predictions are most colored by our own present culture. Personally, I think it has to do with the common assumption that humans will remain the primary decision-makers on the planet. Once we have strong AI, I think all bets are off. It's a scary proposition, but IMO that's where we are pointed.