Sci-Fi Writers of the Past Predict Life In 2012 179
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cylonlover writes "As part of the L, Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future award in 1987, a group of science fiction luminaries put together a text 'time capsule' of their predictions about life in the far off year of 2012. Including such names as Orson Scott Card, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, Algis Budrys and Frederik Pohl, it gives us an interesting glimpse into how those living in the age before smartphones, tablets, Wi-Fi and on-demand streaming episodes of Community thought the future might turn out."
Who cares about 2012? (Score:5, Funny)
first (Score:1, Funny)
They probably didn't expect that people could entertain themselves with posting:
FIRST POST !
Re:Pr0n (Score:4, Funny)
Once again we learn that porn will trump all. Flying cars and moonbases are great and all, but are completely insignificant next to the power of the porn.
Re:Pr0n (Score:3, Funny)
Mmmm, Soviet Chinese Arab Pr0n.
Well, I'm not getting any work done today. Thanks AC.
Re:Amazing! (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder if this is any more accurate than their predictions of the years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, or 2010
The predictions for 2010 were highly exaggerated, but the ones for 2010 were spot on.
Re:L. Ron Hubbard and writers in the same sentence (Score:5, Funny)
Come on, Battlefield Earth was pretty good (though the movie was a lot better than the book).
Re:Bring a bottle? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm thinking a 25 year old Scotch would be appropriate.
Might not hurt to have it delivered by a 25 year old blonde.
Re:Amazing! (Score:5, Funny)
One is an alternate universe 2010.
Reminds me of the standard interview question (Score:5, Funny)
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
My usual answer is "I used to have a great answer for this, and then five years went by."
Re:Tablet Computers from 1968 (Score:5, Funny)
You mean Arthur C Clark stole it after Steve Jobs invented it.
Re:Who cares about 2012? (Score:5, Funny)
Now he can't wait to see the next 2 movies.
Ahhh...it's good for kids to learn about crushing disappointment early.
Nehemiah Scudder not US president (Score:2, Funny)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16409664 [bbc.co.uk]
Seriously, sometimes you Americans do scare the living crap out of us rest-of-the-worlders..
Re:Amazing! (Score:5, Funny)
Is that the one where Spock has a beard?