THE MACHINE STOPS

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

 the world E M Forster predicted in 'The machine stops' in 1909 -http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html

THE MACHINE STOPS ... E.M. Forster

Anybody who uses the Internet should read E.M. Forster's The Machine Stops. It is a chilling, short story masterpiece about the role of technology in our lives. Written in 1909, it's as relevant today as the day it was published. Forster has several prescient notions including instant messages (emai…

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