Most fictional sci-fi utopias (and sometimes, the set up to some dystopias) are attributed to a technological breakthrough whereby all work is handled by machines. Freed from responsibility, humanity can live a life of leisure and exploration, content to let their material needs be met by a continuously operating AI workforce.
It’s fun to look at the ads of bygone eras and reminisce (or maybe just laugh) before the centralization of the internet.
It’s fun to look at the ads of bygone eras and reminisce (or maybe just laugh) before the centralization of the internet.
It’s amazing to consider how far certain technologies have developed within a couple of decades. Though I only experienced it partially as a child, I still vividly recall the days of dial-up internet.
When was your first warning to be careful around high-power electricity? Was it playing near powerlines in your childhood, or perhaps attempting to insert something besides insulated prongs into an outlet?
What was your first experience having an electronic device spark, smoke, or otherwise indicate it was unsafe to continue using? As a child, I distinctly remember the time my brother plugged in a lamp that had its insulation wrap chewed by some mystery creature.
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