1909 short story by E.M. Forster depicting a dystopian future where humans live isolated in underground pods, dependent on technology for all communication and survival, written well ahead of its time in predicting internet-dependent society.
"I recognize this is an old trope at this point, but Facebook&Co. going dark the other day reminded me of the E.M. Forster book. It's like 12,000 words. Give it a read. By now it's an extraordinarily common literary motif, but this guy wrote it in 1909, well ahead of his time."
"Facebook&Co. going dark the other day reminded me of the E.M. Forster book. It's like 12,000 words. Give it a read. By now it's an extraordinarily common literary motif, but this guy wrote it in 1909"