Awesome! Some of it very accurate, and some just weird or hilarious. I love it that they just assume that in 40 years the "housewife" will be planning meals for the week. I guess it's easier to conceive of technological than cultural change. And yeah, what a disappointment that our transportation hasn't advanced much.
6:59 AM, April 06, 2008
This sort of thing is always fun. Via Yglesias. It's interesting that the predictors assume that transportation technology and infrastructure will get totally awesome. It's sad that it hasn't. We're pretty much doing the same thing transit-wise as we were 40 years ago. Lame.
"1968 predictions about 2008"
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Awesome! Some of it very accurate, and some just weird or hilarious. I love it that they just assume that in 40 years the "housewife" will be planning meals for the week. I guess it's easier to conceive of technological than cultural change. And yeah, what a disappointment that our transportation hasn't advanced much.
6:59 AM, April 06, 2008