Doc Edward Morbius ❌​Feb 15, 2020

One of the things Clarke got wrong was his contention, expressed in at least a few of his books, that instant global telecommunications would eliminate the need for people to live in close proximity in cities.

--RyanMcGreal @ HN
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2953781

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One of the things Clarke got wrong was his contention, expressed in at least a f... | Hacker News

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"Once #teleconferencing can approximate more of the nuances of being in a room or building with a group or people (Google Huddle's automatic focusing on the speaker in a group chat is a nice example), it will become increasingly possible to run an organization of remotely connected workers."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2955242
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Feb 15, 2020 at 8:46amWeb
Show threadDoc Edward Morbius ❌​Feb 15, 2020

@strypey That's nine years ago.

Has it?