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Poem predicts future of pervasive computing and social isolation

A Mastodon post quotes a 2009 poem that predicts a future where ubiquitous computers lead to a society where everyone knows everything about everyone else. This pervasive knowledge, the poem suggests, will eliminate the desire for personal interaction, resulting in widespread reclusiveness. AI

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RANK_REASON The content is a poetic reflection on technology's potential social impact, not a news event.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    "now it’s computers and more computers and soon everybody will have one, 3-year-olds will have computers and everybody will know everything about everybody else

    "now it’s computers and more computers and soon everybody will have one, 3-year-olds will have computers and everybody will know everything about everybody else long before they meet them and so they won’t want to meet them. nobody will want to meet anybody else ever again and ev…