A Royal Decree
Future Predictions in 1976
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Future Predictions in 1976
I recently found an old sheet of paper from 1976 with writing on it. As I read it, I realized it contained my predictions about future technology. Here is what I predicted:
“I envision a future where people will carry an impossibly small device in their pocket that is a computer, telephone, encyclopedia, atlas, food replicator, and camera all in one. People will use it to take excellent-quality photographs and send the photographs to each other through satellite communication.
Then oddly, the young people in that day will purposely degrade the photographs, so they look like they were taken by the cheap film cartridge cameras of today. And people in their 60s won’t understand why.” — Mark Starlin, 1976
I’m still waiting for the food replicator.
Microfiction
A Royal Decree
That defined fashion (for a time)
Everyone knew King Fruges was eccentric. Still, they were surprised the winter he made a royal decree that all clothing must be made from bird seed. It was a challenge, but it was going fine.
Until spring came.
And the surprisingly hungry birds returned.
Happy Monday. Thanks for reading and responding. You make it fun.
Mark
Imma need a snap shot of that prediction paper please. I think you used your time travel capabilities, traveled back to 1976, wrote your predictions based on your knowledge of today, then left them in a box in the attic for you to find this year. Call me skeptical. All of your Thanksgiving recall sounds accurate though.
Food replicator? There's an app for that. Several, actually. Just select the food you want and the quantity, verify your location, approve electronic payment, and {WHOOSH} your food appears. In 30-60 minutes (replicators are currently slow). Due to safety concerns, the food appears on your front stoop to avoid materializing in awkward places.