Don't look now, but the future is here!

In the first half of the 20th Century, a wide range of futurists, science fiction writers and others predicted what life would be like in the Year 2000 and beyond. Many of those concepts made such an impact that they left an indelible mark on the public's imagination.

In fact, many people assume that we're still slowly progressing toward that future. But I'm here to tell you that the real future has already arrived. More than that, the predicted future is boring and inferior to our amazing reality.

Let's compare elements of yesterday's future with what's actually happening now.

Pet robots

In the future-obsessed 1920s, '30s and '40s, futurists commonly believed that robotic pets would become normal. A few prototypes were even mocked up and displayed at World's Fairs. One robot dog called Philidog was created in 1928. The most famous was Sparko, a robotic dog created in 1940.

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