"Sound and pictures will travel on invisible waves across oceans instantaneously, so you can see and converse with people on other continents without waiting four months for an answer by steamship" would sound to an 18th century person like pure fantasy, the ravings of a madman, or black magic.
I love how arrogant we are, as if the men who were wise enough to write our constitution wouldn't be able to grasp the concept of telecommunications.
If anything, we would be completely in over our heads in a discussion with them, more likely!
Agreed. Great minds are timeless.
We are actually devolving. IQ getting lower, communication and problem solving skills decreasing as our "high tech" increases.
As our diversity increases.
As our strength increases? 😉
"Sound and pictures will travel on invisible waves across oceans instantaneously, so you can see and converse with people on other continents without waiting four months for an answer by steamship" would sound to an 18th century person like pure fantasy, the ravings of a madman, or black magic.