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The Machine Stops: How Did a 1909 Story Predict Life in 2025?
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Well, that took us by surprise.
This week, we dive into The Machine Stops, E.M. Forster’s 1909 short story that predicted the internet, Zoom, digital burnout, remote living - and maybe even the end of the world as we know it.
How did he see it coming? And why isn’t this story more well-known?
Link to the futuristic building discussed here.
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