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THE MACHINE STOPS by E.M. Forster (1909) (www.visbox.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Crul@lemm.ee to c/fantasy@lemmy.ml

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Anybody who uses the Internet should read E.M. Forster's The Machine Stops. It is a chilling, short story masterpiece about the role of technology in our lives. Written in 1909, it's as relevant today as the day it was published. Forster has several prescient notions including instant messages (email!) and cinematophoes (machines that project visual images).

-Paul Rajlich

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[–] Biotron1@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I've red that (in french, sorry but I don't read english) and I confirm it's an absolute masterpiece. Plus, the prescience of Forster about people living in related, closed, small flats and yet communicating only via social networks and screens (again: 1909!), is mind blowing.