We were promised jetpacks: 10 futures that never arrived

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Lost futures We were promised jetpacks: 10 futures that never arrived 2 min. From jetpacks to robot servants, past generations had big dreams for the 21st century. Magazines, sci-fi writers, and even scientists once imagined a future far flashier than today's reality. But many of these predictions never came true—or at least not in the ways they expected. Here's a roundup of 10 things we were supposed to have mastered by now… but haven't. Read full article

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