Here’s an article from Mechanics Illustrated in 1968 forecasting what our lives were expected to be like in 2008. You can either page through the images of the article above, or read it in plain text below.
I think we’re a little behind schedule…
What will life be like in 2008?
March 25th, 2008 · 9 Comments
Tags: Computers, Tech & Science · Opinion
9 responses so far ↓
1 Don // Mar 25, 2008 at 8:01 pm
That was really interesting and you’re right, we’re a little behind.
I also saw the portion of the article on the 747. Do you know if the rest of that mag has been scanned?
2 Daryl // Mar 25, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I couldn’t find that specific article, but there are several other articles on Boeing.
3 Donna // Mar 25, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Fascinating. I think banking is right on schedule with this article. Too bad the medical advances are lagging so far behind what they predicted. Funny that they predicted the internet like they did.
4 Richard // Mar 25, 2008 at 10:53 pm
About the only thing they got close relates to computers. For some reason transportation has never advanced like the futurists have projected. We still drive cars and travel in the same kind of planes we did 40 years ago. None of the mass transit systems have come to pass.
The other thing that they really missed on was the work week. Four hour work days sound good though.
5 Mom // Mar 25, 2008 at 11:16 pm
I want to be first in line for the intelligence pill. Memory loss is very true; I’m just not sure if everyone loses it at the same rate and age.
6 Betty // Mar 26, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I want the robot that cleans the house. I also want an automatic gardener, but I didn’t see that.
Please link me. Thanks.
7 jocelyn // Mar 27, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Liam likes your version of “hey there delilah”.
8 Daryl // Mar 28, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Jocelyn: Has Liam learned the words yet?
9 jocelyn // Mar 30, 2008 at 8:44 am
no….