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A LessWrong post discusses E. M. Forster's 1909 story "The Machine Stops," describing it as a prescient sci-fi dystopia in which people live in isolation while a machine provides for their needs and communication happens via video calls.
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“The Machine Stops (E M Forster, 1909) is an enormously prescient sci-fi dystopia. Everyone lives in isolation, with the titular Machine responsible providing for all their needs, and communication done via video calls.”
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