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Nearly Sane

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Arthur C Clarke 1964 Horizon
« on: December 18, 2023, 12:57:16 PM »
This has popped up on my timeline elsewhere a couple of times recently. Very interesting.


https://youtu.be/YwELr8ir9qM?si=hOOmjtjNd4Fqho6M

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Re: Arthur C Clarke 1964 Horizon
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2023, 01:03:38 PM »
And because I copied that from Youtube, this was suggested. Kids from 1966 talking about what it will be like in 2000. An award to the one that says 'people will be regarded as statistics rather than actual people' - I wonder what happened to him since 1966.


https://youtu.be/xS8xX3usi4c?si=KXb25sTmgjwF2IJ7
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Re: Arthur C Clarke 1964 Horizon
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2023, 09:10:38 AM »
And because I copied that from Youtube, this was suggested. Kids from 1966 talking about what it will be like in 2000. An award to the one that says 'people will be regarded as statistics rather than actual people' - I wonder what happened to him since 1966
He became just another statistic.

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Re: Arthur C Clarke 1964 Horizon
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2023, 09:43:40 AM »
He became just another statistic.
I hope a joyful fabulous one

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Re: Arthur C Clarke 1964 Horizon
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2023, 11:37:29 AM »
And because I copied that from Youtube, this was suggested. Kids from 1966 talking about what it will be like in 2000. An award to the one that says 'people will be regarded as statistics rather than actual people' - I wonder what happened to him since 1966.
He became a statistician.
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Re: Arthur C Clarke 1964 Horizon
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2023, 12:43:21 PM »
He became a statistician.
Ha! Or possibly the caretaker for Portmerion