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AT&T's "You will" commercials (1993)

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    ignorabimus
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    These are a kind of funny series of commercials because they're pretty prescient, except for the part about AT&T being the company to deliver these technologies.

    These are a kind of funny series of commercials because they're pretty prescient, except for the part about AT&T being the company to deliver these technologies.

    5 votes
    1. lhamil64
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      To play devil's advocate, most (if not all) of these require an Internet connection, so if you have AT&T as your Internet or cell carrier then they are "bringing" it to you.

      To play devil's advocate, most (if not all) of these require an Internet connection, so if you have AT&T as your Internet or cell carrier then they are "bringing" it to you.

      10 votes
  2. talklittle
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    Anywhere you can find a public computer for video calls? Libraries—except video calls would be frowned upon there. Business hotels probably still offer those. Wonder if COVID shut down some shared...

    Anywhere you can find a public computer for video calls? Libraries—except video calls would be frowned upon there. Business hotels probably still offer those. Wonder if COVID shut down some shared computer offerings.

    Asia has PC cafes where people play games and access shared computers. I assume they were hit hard by COVID but that they're still very much a thing.

    2 votes
  3. zatamzzar
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    The Phone Losers of America had a funny spoof of this ad campaign on a t shirt. I wish I could find the pics of it.

    The Phone Losers of America had a funny spoof of this ad campaign on a t shirt. I wish I could find the pics of it.

    2 votes
  4. gowestyoungman
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    Makes me wonder what things are being advertised to us now, that seem improbable, but will be mainstream in 2053? I'm betting on personal transportation drones for inner city travel, like taxis.

    Makes me wonder what things are being advertised to us now, that seem improbable, but will be mainstream in 2053? I'm betting on personal transportation drones for inner city travel, like taxis.