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Originally Posted by Nancy Fulda
Consider all of the things science fiction authors have predicted that haven't come about. Where's my humanoid robotic maid? My flying car? My voice-activated virtual assistant who sorts my mail and places my order for morning coffee?
I think it's easy to look backwards and point towards the few books that got it right. It's a lot harder to look at near-future predictions being published now and guess which ones are going to pan out.
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Flying cars.... I think people underestimate the power of gravity...