'1984' and 19 other dystopian novels that predicted the future
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1984 "Published in 1949, Orwell predicted a future of mass government surveillance, where “Big Brother is Watching You,” via telescreens, audio channels, and secret informants. The modern equivalent of the telescreen is CCTV cameras..."
Neuromancer "Along with introducing the concept of a worldwide network of computers—the internet—he also predicted the negative sides of such a system. The main character of the novel is a computer hacker, who uncovers information about a secret plot to infiltrate Soviet computer systems. "
Fahrenheit 451 "Mildred, the wife of protagonist Guy Montag, doesn’t listen to him or care about anything based in actual reality. Why? She’s too busy watching her “family,” a popular ongoing television show, on three screens. "
Bradbury also predicted earbuds—“in her ears the little seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in”
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Feed "In the book, people have chips implanted in their brains that enable them to access a digital network known as the “feed.” There people can interact and share media, and corporations can use an individual’s data to send them highly-personalized advertising."
Parable of the Talents "The second novel, Parable of the Talents, describes a conservative evangelist from Texas who is running for the presidency with a platform to 'Make America Great Again.'"
It Can't Happen Here "Lewis imagined the rise of a populist figure by the name of Buzz Windrip who rallies to defeat FDR in the 1936 election...Like Trump, Windrip sells himself as the champion of ‘Forgotten Men,’ determined to bring dignity and prosperity back to America’s white working class. Windrip loves big, passionate rallies and rails against the ‘lies of the mainstream press.”
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Infinite Jest "..predicted was video-calls (like FaceTiming and Skype), called “videophony” in his narrative...Foster explained that people don’t like seeing their faces blown-up on a screen, as cameras distort the features that cause human insecurity. The book offered a tantalizing alternative to this problem: “High-Definition Masking.” Like a modern photo-filter, this masking would allow tech and cosmetic companies to create a “wildly attractive” version of a video caller’s face on their screen."
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Looking Backward After Julian West falls asleep for 113 years and wakes up in the year 2000, he finds that everyone uses "credit" cards to buy goods.
Brave New World In his 1931 book, Huxley foresaw the use of mood-boosting pills and reproductive technology, and the problems of overpopulation.
Neuromancer "...[it] predicted our future cyberspace society and computer hackers."
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "One of the things they witness is real-time audio translations with the universal translator, now a reality 34 years later thanks to translation apps.
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Frankenstein "[It] anticipates later real-world ideas concerning tissue engineering and regenerative medicine."
2001: A Space Odyssey "...tablet computers, teleconferencing, robotic satellites, face and voice recognition, orbital space stations, and of course cinema's most psychopathic AI—Hal 9000." "Today we consume digital media on digital tablets, just as characters did in the novel." (14 Times)
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