2 Big 2 Fail
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Kids in high school today were born after 1984. Not after the book was released in 1949, but after the "future" the book was written about, 1984.
I feel so old right now!
Yep. And where the heck is my flying car?!! I was promised, way back in about 1958 that I would certainly be commuting to work in my flying car by the 1980's. (My robot maid/butler also doesn't seem to have worked out as promised, either.)
And I recall reflecting on the possibility of seeing the century roll over in 2000 and thinking, "So what. I'll be 50 by then. Practically dead, anyway."