THE MACHINE STOPS by E.M. Forster (1909) (www.visbox.com)
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THE MACHINE STOPS by E.M. Forster (1909) (www.visbox.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/14974738...
THE MACHINE STOPS by E.M. Forster (1909) (www.visbox.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/14974738...
THE MACHINE STOPS by E.M. Forster (1909) (www.visbox.com)
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...