What Next...Sci-Fi to Fact
Tech Consumes Mankind
From a list of 10 science-fiction predictions that became true:
"Excessive Automation - Kurt Vonnegut published his satirical
Player Piano in 1952, a few careers — generally labor-oriented —
had slowly been consumed by machinery. The book, of course, posits a future where full-blown automation robs life of meaning and instills a sense of boredom in the general public."
Portable media devices? Smart phones, iPods, Androids.
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