Journey back in time with our post on "Retro Misconceptions About The Future"! Explore the quirky predictions and outlandish visions of what people once thought the future would hold. From flying cars to robot maids, discover how yesterday's dreams stack up against today’s reality.
"A 2001 paper of “Future Predictions.”"
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"In 1985 Ebony magazine predicted what Michael Jackson would look like in the year 2000."
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"An artist’s depiction of the future, painted in 1930."
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"A 1923 cartoon that imagined machine made art 100 years in the future."
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"Alternate reality Roomba from 1900."
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"Four more images from the same artist’s series."
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"A 1925 prediction of what a future New York could look like."
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"In 1983, this was Nissan’s idea of what their future cars would look like."
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"2022 Energy Predictions from 1922."
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"Retro-future office from the 1964 World’s Fair."
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"The Secretary of the Future, 1960s."
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"Surprisingly accurate prediction of the future of video games."
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"A 1939 comic book doing a decent job of predicting modern bullet trains."
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"Ambitious predictions about 1975."
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"Change your car’s color as easily as filling it up with gas, 1958."