This was almost scary to read. There is such a stark contrast between what I would call naïve (not necessarily bad) science fiction, focusing on the particulars of a technology, or setting contemporary stories in scifi settings, and this little piece, explaining not Spotify, but the implications of Spotify, to the audience of 1928.
This and “the machine stops” are among the most incredible things I have ever read, and I wonder what other gems might be written today about a future we should see but we don’t because we are so caught up in our pasts.
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This was almost scary to read. There is such a stark contrast between what I would call naïve (not necessarily bad) science fiction, focusing on the particulars of a technology, or setting contemporary stories in scifi settings, and this little piece, explaining not Spotify, but the implications of Spotify, to the audience of 1928.
This and “the machine stops” are among the most incredible things I have ever read, and I wonder what other gems might be written today about a future we should see but we don’t because we are so caught up in our pasts.
I second that. He even predicts touch interfaces and modern-day connected and environment-aware smart devices.