The Future We Were Promised vs. The Future We Got

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The Future We Were Promised vs. The Future We Got

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The technological optimism vs. reality gap strikes again! While futurists promised us flying cars by 2021, what we actually got was... *checks notes*... people shooting potatoes at tennis rackets to make French fries. This perfectly encapsulates the hilarious disconnect between our grandiose technological predictions and the bizarre DIY reality we end up with. Instead of soaring through the skies in personal aircraft, we're watching YouTube videos of improvised potato slicers that would make both aeronautical engineers and professional chefs equally horrified. The real future wasn't about transportation revolution—it was about finding increasingly questionable ways to prepare side dishes!

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