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Stanislaw Lem imho is one of the most accurate futurologists. Drone armies, spaceflight psychological problems, he had that all, and his Futurological Congress

Stanislaw Lem imho is one of the most accurate futurologists. Drone armies, spaceflight psychological problems, he had that all, and his Futurological Congress is also hilarious.

Erwin 11y ago
Here's one recent real-life Futurological Congress -- I'm eager to hear know more about what happened: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/homeopathy-conference-ends-in-chaos-after-delegates-take-hallucinogenic-drug-10491114.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/...
- V-2 11y ago
  Why didn't they take homeopathic recreational drugs? I heard they're way safer and there's no overdosing hazard
ajuc 11y ago
He wrote a lot about virtual reality (fantomatyka) in 1964 already. He played with the idea that after you enter it once, you never know if you escaped it or just moved to a different one. In 1955 "Magellan cloud" he predicted a global computer network available in each home, connected to people TVs, and available on small mobile devices that were basicaly ereaders/tablets, from which everybody can access database of the whole knowledge, and ask questions. In that future books were obsolete. BTW the most popular Lem quote in Poland is "Before I used the internet I had no idea how many idiots there are".
- jarek 11y ago
  > BTW the most popular Lem quote in Poland is "Before I used the internet I had no idea how many idiots there are". BTW there is no source for him actually saying that, it is all attributed and unsourced. It is a neat quote though. http://pikio.pl/przeglad-lgarstw-internetowych/ http://pikio.pl/przeglad-lgarstw-internetowych/ http://forum.lem.pl/index.php/topic,855.0.html http://forum.lem.pl/index.php/topic,855.0.html http://x3.cdn03.imgwykop.pl/c3201142/comment_hLFoFsfYMX1rSeZCivOBLKkXoQZioJA4,w400.jpg http://x3.cdn03.imgwykop.pl/c3201142/comment_hLFoFsfYMX1rSeZ...

Stanislaw Lem imho is one of the most accurate futurologists. Drone armies, spaceflight psychological problems, he had that all, and his Futurological Congress is also hilarious.

Erwin 11y ago

Here's one recent real-life Futurological Congress -- I'm eager to hear know more about what happened: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/homeopathy-conference-ends-in-chaos-after-delegates-take-hallucinogenic-drug-10491114.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/...

V-2 11y ago
Why didn't they take homeopathic recreational drugs? I heard they're way safer and there's no overdosing hazard

ajuc 11y ago

He wrote a lot about virtual reality (fantomatyka) in 1964 already. He played with the idea that after you enter it once, you never know if you escaped it or just moved to a different one. In 1955 "Magellan cloud" he predicted a global computer network available in each home, connected to people TVs, and available on small mobile devices that were basicaly ereaders/tablets, from which everybody can access database of the whole knowledge, and ask questions. In that future books were obsolete. BTW the most popular Lem quote in Poland is "Before I used the internet I had no idea how many idiots there are".

jarek 11y ago
> BTW the most popular Lem quote in Poland is "Before I used the internet I had no idea how many idiots there are". BTW there is no source for him actually saying that, it is all attributed and unsourced. It is a neat quote though. http://pikio.pl/przeglad-lgarstw-internetowych/ http://pikio.pl/przeglad-lgarstw-internetowych/ http://forum.lem.pl/index.php/topic,855.0.html http://forum.lem.pl/index.php/topic,855.0.html http://x3.cdn03.imgwykop.pl/c3201142/comment_hLFoFsfYMX1rSeZCivOBLKkXoQZioJA4,w400.jpg http://x3.cdn03.imgwykop.pl/c3201142/comment_hLFoFsfYMX1rSeZ...