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Is this how you imagined "the future"?

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

I don't mean your future, I mean the "house of the future" or "cars of the future". Stuff like that.

I really thought Acorn would be the computing powerhouse. And I laughed at a friend for buying a game console from Microsoft.

I also thought lasers and holograms would feature a lot more.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I really thought we'd see the paperless office.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I imagined more silver jumpsuits

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I imagined Tomorrow's World would still be on TV

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nope. Have you seen the amount of satellites surrounding our planet right now, seems really weird?

Honestly was expecting everyone to have white hair and be caucasian, just like on doctor who and other old sci-fi films. Aliens to have made contact. Wifi and internet connection to be decent and worldwide, and everyone living with their basic needs sorted for free. With robot slaves doing all the boring shit we have to do.

Turns out Metropolis was more accurate, which is shit coz we don't even have flying cars yet (well we do but they're rubbish). Omg and don't get me started on area 51s flying saucers hahaha...

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

We've got hand held communication devices and computers like star trek. 3d printers. Lasers are nearly there. Bit of a let down though. Bouncing of that comet was hardly star wars like

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

free electricity from nuclear power was wide of the mark though ..... unless you wanted to cook some sheep in north wales by flicking a switch in chernobyl

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By *ust MonicaWoman
over a year ago

CAMBRIDGESHIRE


"I really thought we'd see the paperless office."

u would think!

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

If only there was some way to make an official document (bitcoin) an send them by some sort of electronic mail?

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

Saw a piece on the news just before Christmas that 2015 will be the year Virtual reality really takes off. Virtual reality computer games were pretty naff in the past but a British company has been developing this and going to launch their new headset and games to go with it next year. Looked pretty good on the footage.

We could all be sitting on our sofas wearing headsets and bobbing heads around like Stevie Wonder next Christmas time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watched back to the future part 2 the other day. The future is 2015 . Anybody get a hover board for Christmas or a flying car?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i remember at primary school we had to to a project about the year 2000 - and what we thought it would be like - most of us were thinking spacesuits = time travel -a pill for a meal - nothing like hahah

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

I imagined a lot of people with Buck Rogers fetishes.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"i remember at primary school we had to to a project about the year 2000 - and what we thought it would be like - most of us were thinking spacesuits = time travel -a pill for a meal - nothing like hahah"
we did the same thing and had those ideas as well. Think I was ten and couldnt imagine being still alive in the year 2000 lol

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By *ussypussWoman
over a year ago

South Birmingham waiting for the bf to come back after crimbo


"i remember at primary school we had to to a project about the year 2000 - and what we thought it would be like - most of us were thinking spacesuits = time travel -a pill for a meal - nothing like hahah"

Similarly, when I was at school, way, way, back in 1984, we read George Orwell's book - 1984 (written in 1948) and looked at how he envisaged the world to be in '84. True, we weren't living in a world where 'Big Brother is watching you' but jump forward an additional 30 years and with the arrival of cameras on practically every street corner/lamppost, apart from being his timeline being out, was George's imagination really that far off?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I imagined Tomorrow's World would still be on TV "

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By *onbons_xxMan
over a year ago

Bolton

I imagined we'd have some semblance of a willy wonka world

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By *eKoopleCouple
over a year ago

Germany / Manchester


"I really thought we'd see the paperless office."

I'm still striving for the paperless office, digital signatures and no fax machines. I remain advocating the change, sometimes it feels like asking an atheist to read the bible, I soldier on. -Mr.

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By *afadaoMan
over a year ago

Staines


"I imagined a lot of people with Buck Rogers fetishes."

I had a Wilma Deering fetish as a lad.

Come to think of it, Wilma Flintstone was rather alluring too.

That's it, the problem with this future - not enough Wilmas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If only there was some way to make an official document (bitcoin) an send them by some sort of electronic mail? "

all anonymously if you wish. If only.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm getting so old I can't remember what I thought the future would hold.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"free electricity from nuclear power was wide of the mark though ..... unless you wanted to cook some sheep in north wales by flicking a switch in chernobyl"
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Or tuna off the coast of California by a natural disaster in Japan!.

Free energy is the key to a freer society.

I imagine in 25 years for the first time in awhile we will actually be worse off than today!

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By *allSlimOneMan
over a year ago

Worcester

I love my gadgets but do you think they make us happier than in my case 30 years ago?

I remember seeing ceefax as a kid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I imagined i'd have had a meet by now.

There again, imaginary meets can be mind, and cock, blowing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We do have free nuclear energy, pop outside and have a gander at the big yellow thing in the sky more often.

Better than Valium, especially when combined with a brisk self propelled forward motion.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All of the above.

I'm surprised that we still have a moon after watching Space 1999 all those years ago!

Portia

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm still waiting for clothes that dry themselves like in back to the future 2...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm still waiting for a robot butler who will just sort out all the shit I can't be bothered to do.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall


"i remember at primary school we had to to a project about the year 2000 - and what we thought it would be like - most of us were thinking spacesuits = time travel -a pill for a meal - nothing like hahah

Similarly, when I was at school, way, way, back in 1984, we read George Orwell's book - 1984 (written in 1948) and looked at how he envisaged the world to be in '84. True, we weren't living in a world where 'Big Brother is watching you' but jump forward an additional 30 years and with the arrival of cameras on practically every street corner/lamppost, apart from being his timeline being out, was George's imagination really that far off? "

That is an excellent point.

We are now being watched, listened to, tracked, surveiled (is that even a word?). Our whole existence is monitored through our online data. Our emails & browsing habits are monitored, our phone calls listened to. We are fed propoganda every day by the media and history is always being airbrushed to suit new political ideals...........

Our smart tv's are now watching us, feeding us adverts to suit the huge corporations.

Now, where did i put my tin foil hat...lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"i remember at primary school we had to to a project about the year 2000 - and what we thought it would be like - most of us were thinking spacesuits = time travel -a pill for a meal - nothing like hahah

Similarly, when I was at school, way, way, back in 1984, we read George Orwell's book - 1984 (written in 1948) and looked at how he envisaged the world to be in '84. True, we weren't living in a world where 'Big Brother is watching you' but jump forward an additional 30 years and with the arrival of cameras on practically every street corner/lamppost, apart from being his timeline being out, was George's imagination really that far off?

That is an excellent point.

We are now being watched, listened to, tracked, surveiled (is that even a word?). Our whole existence is monitored through our online data. Our emails & browsing habits are monitored, our phone calls listened to. We are fed propoganda every day by the media and history is always being airbrushed to suit new political ideals...........

Our smart tv's are now watching us, feeding us adverts to suit the huge corporations.

Now, where did i put my tin foil hat...lol"

And phone apps!! I'm fed up of the 'permissions' that apps supposedly HAVE to have to be able to operate. Access to contacts, phone calls, texts, photo's etc etc. Sod that!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sooner or later we'll either have a one world government or freedom... I'm betting on the one world government to win by one fall and many submissions

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