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Why is it that reading news from 2 decades ago feels productive?

1 pointsby alentodorovalmost 5 years ago

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alentodorovalmost 5 years ago
As I&#x27;ve been studying news from the last decades I can see certain categories unfolding. Tech that is available now and was predicted pretty precisely — eg. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2000&#x2F;06&#x2F;11&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;tech-2010-24-all-one-land-plenty-watch-that-your-lifeline-world.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2000&#x2F;06&#x2F;11&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;tech-2010-24-all...</a><p>Ideas that took a lot more time to get implemented — <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2000&#x2F;06&#x2F;11&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;tech-2010-14-feel-secure-the-surveillance-camera-that-picks-out-the-bad-guys.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2000&#x2F;06&#x2F;11&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;tech-2010-14-fee...</a><p>And, essays with ideas that seem even more relevant today — <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20000815060013&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.beyond2000.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;Jun_00&#x2F;story_652.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20000815060013&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.beyond...</a>