Project WTF

[Lord_Leperman]

Ever wondered what life would be like a century from now? Before you even hazard a guess, take a look at what some people almost 100 years ago thought we'd be living like in the year 2000:

<a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/feuill/index.htm' target='_blank'>http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/feuill/index.htm</a>

(Thanks to Sforzando for the link, but he's too lazy to post it)

People had totally different views on <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95a1.htm' target='_blank'>mass transportation</a> and <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95b2.htm' target='_blank'>communication</a> for the year 2000 back in 1910. Various innovations in <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95a2.htm' target='_blank'>construction</a> allowed for different ideas on <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95a6.htm' target='_blank'>automation</a>, which is something we have yet to experience and only hear stories about when gossiping at the <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95a5.htm' target='_blank'>local barber shop</a>. Children will still dream of <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95b3.htm' target='_blank'>flying cars</a> while they stay in <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95b1.htm' target='_blank'>school</a>.

They did get a few things right however, the <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95a4.htm' target='_blank'>morning news</a>, for example is filled with stories of war. Humans fighting each other in <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95a8.htm' target='_blank'>state-of-the-art war machines</a> <a href='http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95b5.htm' target='_blank'>trying to kill each other</a>.

...What a world we live in...