This cartoon that Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void shared on Twitter this morning was printed in an issue of Popular Mechanics in 1950. Now Popular Mechanics is and I am sure was back then, a fairly well-respected magazine. In the 50 years between when this was created and the year 2000 actually began the world saw a lot of changes and innovation, but I will argue that between now and say 2058 we will see a rate of innovation 3 or 4 times that of the previous 50.So what am I saying? Well if we were this far off predicting the future 50 years ago when innovation was moving at a slower pace, what is the point in trying today.
I would also like to point out a few humourous observations from the above cartoon.
- They never thought that over the next 50 years the role of women might change or their attire.
- The ashtray on the table. Come-on if you are predicting waterproof houses why not predict ash less cigarettes?
- Isn't that giant drain a little bit of a hazard?
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