The story referenced in this article, "The Machine Stops", by E.M. Forester is a pretty short read (25 pages). For people who like going into books/movies with

The story referenced in this article, "The Machine Stops", by E.M. Forester is a pretty short read (25 pages). For people who like going into books/movies with no knowledge of plot summary, you can read it online before reading the article. (Or read it afterwards if it sounds interesting.) https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~koehl/Teaching/ECS188/PDF_files/Machine_stops.pdf https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~koehl/Teaching/ECS188/PDF_files/...