The future we were promised vs. the future we got

1. The future food we were promised:

Photo: Universal

 

The future food we got:

Photo: @AldiToHarrods

Yep, that's a coconut with a ring pull. You cannot stop the march of progress.  

2. The robot helpers we were promised:

Photo: LucasFilm

 

The robot helper we got:

ffs Siri pack it in pic.twitter.com/znyq5dsi2z

— Ruth (@ruthldalton) November 16, 2015

 

3. The super-fast tube travel we were promised:

Photo: 20th Century Fox

 

The tube travel we got:

Photo: @kailesh_mistry

 

4. The futuristic computer interface we were promised:

Photo: 20th Century Fox

 

The interface we got:

Photo: Andrew Mager

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth or anything.  

5. The humanoid robots we were promised:

Photo: Warner Bros.

 

The humanoid robots we got:

Photo: altogetherfool

"My... name is... Osbot. Would... you like me... to... shit... on your... economy???"  

6. The hoverboards we were promised:

Photo: Universal

 

The hoverboards we got:

Photo: Nieuwsbite

 

7. The personal jet packs we were promised:

Photo: Miramax

 

The jet packs we got:

 

8. The super-cool flying cars we were promised:

Photo: Universal

 

The cars we got:

Photo: Corvettec6r

 

9. The automatic 'plugged in' computer-based learning we were promised:

 

The computer-based learning we got:

In fairness, it's a half-interesting read.  

10. The incredible super suits we were promised:

 

The super suits we got:

Photo: Imgur

 

11. The society we were promised:

Photo: Don Davis

 

The society we got:

The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 18 June 2015

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