My brother has this running joke and, like most older brother jokes, it’s at his younger brother’s (that is, my) expense. The joke is a simple one line, “Did you knoooowww?”
The seed for this joke was planted years ago, when I happened to say–completely out of context–”Did you know that The Jetsons took place in the 1990s?”
So, it disheartens me to know that, while doing research for this blog post, I’ve been wrong all of these years.
The truth is, the show actually takes place in 2062, one hundred years after its debut on ABC (Did you knooowww, interestingly enough, that it was the first program to ever broadcast in color on ABC?).
But before we look ahead, let’s look back. What did the folks in 1962 think homes would be like in 2010?
Well, looking around, I found some pretty accurate predictions, including:
- Plastic Pod Houses
- Electric Tables Rising From the Floors
- Robot Maids
- Sawdust For Breakfast
- Dissolving Dishes
Well now, hmmm…seems about right. Wow, these next few blogs should be a breeze.
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Just as you’ve been looking back at the future, I’m looking back at the past. I really miss the days before call awaiting, caller ID, voice mail, iPhones and Blackberries (PDAs). I do, however, greatly appreciate microwaves, cell phones (basic cell phones), PC, Internet, DVRs, and movies on demand. Maybe I’m nostalgic, but I actually liked it much better when everything wasn’t sooooo accessible and social networking really meant being social and getting to know people.
Mick,
Even though I am the Social Media guy here at DotLoop, I tend to agree with you. There’s something to be said about sitting down and having a conversation face to face with a friend without any computer or cell phone screens between us.
Social Media is a tool, and like all tools, can be used to help foster better relationships or can be abused and damage true friendships.
All in all, though, people will still be people no matter how much technology tries to come between them. This is movie theaters will never go away–people are at their most basic, social animals.
I draw a bit on the side and I still would rather use watercolors over Photoshop–it’s just not the same when you have to point and click. Sometimes it’s nice to get your hands dirty
Thanks for the thoughts!
Nick Sweeney
The DotLoop Team