A remarkable viral video is doing the rounds featuring footage from the former BBC science show Tomorrow’s World’s and how people in 1989 predicting what life would be like in 2020 and its proving much more accurate than you might imagine.
“A simple command gives you music, perhaps piped in from a sound library” is an obvious highlight, which is basically what the likes of Amazon Alexa and Google Home can do now.
There is also an extensive discussion about the need for alternative forms of energy, something that could not feel more bang on the money at this moment in time, with discussions around climate change being more prevalent than ever.
In fact, the only real shame about the video is that we haven’t taken the environmental issue seriously enough despite knowing things were heading this way for decades.
Tomorrow worlds 1989 predictions for what life would be like in 2020 were remarkably on the money. https://t.co/pM1g30RNas— Otto English (@Otto English) 1581871933
People online had thoughts, naturally.
@Otto_English I like the idea of no more powerpoints. But then I realised they were talking about home.— jorge (@jorge) 1581872111
@Otto_English No mention of shouting 'Alexa, play relaxing dog music' into thin air— Mark W. Clark, Esq. (@Mark W. Clark, Esq.) 1581878766
It's interesting how this anticipates many current features of home life, especially smart energy developments (Nes… https://t.co/F54UOfOfkL— Nick Gillespie (@Nick Gillespie) 1577896882
@Otto_English The only bit they got wrong was us taking the environment seriously.— bobby 💙NHS (@bobby 💙NHS) 1581875498
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