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The Machine Stops is a science fiction novel that describes a dystopian future where people live in pods underground and rely on a machine for everything. It was said that the novel's depiction of a society dependent on technology and virtual reality is relevant to the current discussion about the metaverse.
EM Foresters, the machine stops is really about this. Everybody lives in a pod underground because the world has become uninhabitable.
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The Machine Stops is a science fiction novel that describes a dystopian future where people live in pods underground and rely on a machine for everything. It was said that the novel's depiction of a society dependent on technology and virtual reality is relevant to the current discussion about the metaverse.
EM Foresters, the machine stops is really about this. Everybody lives in a pod underground because the world has become uninhabitable.
And there's a machine that pairs everybody up for mating and for discussions. There's a big view screen and the machine gives you everything that you need and you never have to leave your pod.
And this one woman ends up having to leave her pod to go see her son. And she's like, why do I even have to come see you? I see you on the telescreen. You know, I made it with your father once when the machine told me to or whatever. But it's very simple. Like we keep predicting these things and we keep doing exactly the thing that is going to destroy us for the prediction.