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RandomAccess

(5,210 posts) Sun May 6, 2018, 01:13 PM May 2018

1967 Walter Cronkite on Life in the 21st Century - AMAZING

See how many predictions came true:

P.S. Oh how I hat to admit I was 19 at the time.

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1967 Walter Cronkite on Life in the 21st Century - AMAZING (Original Post) RandomAccess May 2018 OP

This looks interesting MustLoveBeagles May 2018 #1

The one thing they got right was the internet. Pretty much everyone has a microwave lunamagica May 2018 #2

Yeah, but we got the robotic vacuum RandomAccess May 2018 #4

The same mind-set in building some of this stuff is the same one that says shraby May 2018 #3

MustLoveBeagles

(11,583 posts)

1. This looks interesting

Reply to RandomAccess (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 01:27 PM

May 2018

Bookmarking for later

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

2. The one thing they got right was the internet. Pretty much everyone has a microwave

Reply to RandomAccess (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 01:50 PM

May 2018

but not for cooking.

The one thing I dream (ed) about that didn't happen was the robot-maid. I really thought I'd grow up to have my own Rosie cleaning up everything

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

4. Yeah, but we got the robotic vacuum

Reply to lunamagica (Reply #2)

Sun May 6, 2018, 06:03 PM

May 2018

Rumba?? And we're really on the verge of a lot more, closer to what you wanted.

shraby

(21,946 posts)

3. The same mind-set in building some of this stuff is the same one that says

Reply to RandomAccess (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 01:55 PM

May 2018

no single payer insurance plan.

"The people aren't ready for it" says the ones holding back technology for everyone except companies.

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