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what fact about our current world would freak people out if it were a newspaper headline a century ago? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by Phen to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.

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[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There are still no flying cars.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Helicopters exist, and there are some octocopter drones that can lift a person. We also got a working jetpack recently, and we've had water-jetpacks for ages.

[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

Still, no flying cars 🤷.

[–] ursakhiin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And a billionaire inadvertently continues to do everything in his power to show why they would be a bad idea.

[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Benzos? Musk?

[–] TeddyKila@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

A dozen 9/11s after every homecoming!