And this is why I love #scifi.
Early Predictions of the Internet Date Back to 19th Century #Sci-Fi
Science fiction writers are professional future-dreamers, imagining worlds far beyond their own. With technology advancing at astronomical rates, real life feels more and more like sci-fi every day (for better or worse). So it’s fun to look back at those writers who, decades and even centuries ago, imagined what life would be like now—and some of their predictions were surprisingly accurate.
https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/early-predictions-of-the-internet-date-back-to-19th-cen-1831319970