“When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted
into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a
real and rhythmic whole. We shall be able to communicate with one
another instantly, irrespective of distance. Not only this, but through
television and telephony we shall see and hear one another as perfectly
as though we were face to face, despite intervening distances of
thousands of miles; and the instruments through which we shall be able
to do his will be amazingly simple compared with our present telephone. A
man will be able to carry one in his vest pocket.” - Nikola Tesla, 1926
Welcome to the future, but Santayana warned about a forgotten past. I hear the echoes of 'Let us make a name for ourselves' within 'the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain' thing.
But that's just crazy talk. Right? Why or how would any cabal abuse such a global contrivance?
