In the Year 2889 - Jules Verne

In the Year 2889 (short story) by Jules Verne

[@joseguerreroneri18]

The short story is often attributed to Jules Verne, but in actuality it was most likely written by his son Michel Verne. Some of the things stated in his short story are out there in The Ether. But one never knows how much humanity's leaps will change the next 10 to 20 centuries, only time can tell.

[@MG-cv3uc]

Maybe that's why iI don't fond it interesting enough.

[@timothypage252]

I love the inclusion of what amounts to KZbin or Facebook, right at the beginning. Jules Verne got a heck of a lot right, although his timing was a bit off.

[@sharonjuniorchess]

They even had Youfood. Lol

[@jonburr6848]

Did the math, assuming 3% annual inflation over 920 years, 10 billion dollars would be what we consider 1.5 cents. Guy sold a single newspaper

[@otterrivers3765]

In the year 2525 ......if man is still alive .........if woman can survive, ...they'll fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind.......

[@morlokkurak4763]

I haven't heard that song since I was a kid. Thanks. 👍

[@durbledurb3992]

I would have put this one in the vault and left it there.

[@TicTocRobotSnot]

Ten BILLION dollars…*brings pinky to mouth like Doctor Evil*

[@alexanderjigalin8259]

Me and Mum and betsy own three roads there. Mwah. Blah bla blargh

[@brantlarson421]

He nailed video calling But silly Jules, newspapers aren’t still a thing.

[@andrewholdaway813]

Nor are they a thing in this tale, the news is transmitted down phonelines. There are far more things wrong than there are right in this tale; no space travel, 1000mph hyperloops, intelligent life on other planets of the solar system, no television, a single media magnate being de facto ruler of the world - oh wait, that may not be far off. Also 'amusing' that there is only one woman in the entire tale and she is basically a piece of fluff.

[@adambartlett7955]

is it me or is the word "singularly" is used a lot in 19th century literature ?

[@otterrivers3765]

Sure is. It's used singularly lots of times.

[@otterrivers3765]

Thats singularly observant of you.

[@lebronjames4705]

Singularly Enough, you're the only person to call this fact out

[@MrTrenttness]

♥️

[@Jaggerbush]

10 billion dollars in the 2981 from “newspapers”

[@strangevision99]

Might turn out to be accurate. With inflation and the hipster market to sell papers too.

[@andydensmore5293]

To the new thinkable website in the year 2889 by Jules Verne is good but can you please do a full read along of the sinister sphere by Frederick c Davis and blood on the moon by Frederick c Davis and will you have thunder Jim wade by Henry kuttner

[@engelbrecht777]

It is stolen from librivox. librivox.org/short-science-fiction-collection-vol-006/ And the reader is James Christopher.

[@ILLFilms]

When did Michael Moore start doing Libravox.

[@durbledurb3992]

When the aliens took over, approx. 1991.

[@bohemoth1]

Star Wars Death Star?

[@gloriamote4202]

Moo moo like

[@timothypage252]

And now he writes about the principle of FIBEROPTICS!

[@alexzabala2154]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz wake me up when this video is over....

[@jeffaller6190]

Hey wake up, it's over.

[@chrisweidner2617]

@@jeffaller6190 You forgot the word "dickhead."

[@otterrivers3765]

I forgot that word too until now. Now I remember it. Thanks.

[@tedscott1478]

This is hilarious but far seeing...