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100 Failed Predictions
We humans are an impatient species, and instead of just waiting around we constantly try to peek into the future. The result of these attempts has been, shall we say, less than perfect. As the title says, this book is a collection of 100 failed predictions, uttered by high and low and about everything between heaven and earth. Here the reader will learn how bright Iraq’s future was in 1977, how little chance the iPhone would stand on the world market, how hundreds of millions would starve to death in the 1980s, how a certain “Usama bin Laden” was on the road to peace, how Communism would triumph, of how loyal American colonists were in the 1770s, and how the world would end on the 21st of March 1844.
I predict you will enjoy the read. But I do not predict you will learn anything. For as this book show, we humans never learn.
I predict you will enjoy the read. But I do not predict you will learn anything. For as this book show, we humans never learn.
232 pages, Paperback
Published March 18, 2022
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December 30, 2023
Eclectic, pithy and entertaining
I definitely recommend reading this book. (Hence the 5 stars.)
When I started reading this book, I had no clue as to what to expect. I found it educational in am entertaining way. I did anticipate the 100 selected predictions to be focused on some doozies like "Dewey wins the election" or "Hillary will be the next president" or some such. Instead we were treated to a selection of historical comments that, though we might not have been aware of them, are germane and lead to well thought out discussions by the author. I can't decide if I like the presentations of the predictions more or the discussions of the logical foibles that that the predictions detail.
Throughout my life, I had no clue what a philosophy major did. Now I know. I want Mr. Ebola need in my side in any debate.
I definitely recommend reading this book. (Hence the 5 stars.)
When I started reading this book, I had no clue as to what to expect. I found it educational in am entertaining way. I did anticipate the 100 selected predictions to be focused on some doozies like "Dewey wins the election" or "Hillary will be the next president" or some such. Instead we were treated to a selection of historical comments that, though we might not have been aware of them, are germane and lead to well thought out discussions by the author. I can't decide if I like the presentations of the predictions more or the discussions of the logical foibles that that the predictions detail.
Throughout my life, I had no clue what a philosophy major did. Now I know. I want Mr. Ebola need in my side in any debate.
December 27, 2023
🔻 Genre: Trivia.
👁 Point of view: Second person.
🖊 My review: This is an amusing collection of predictions that did not quite make it to the “done” file. The order of stories is jumbled, and it would have been easier to follow if it were in chronological order.
🔥 Dénouement: n/a
🔲 Excerpts :
🗝 What I learned: Nothing.
💫 What I like best: The cover is attractive.
📌 Would I read this again? No.
🤔 My rating 🌟🌟
◼️ Fun fact: ?
🏮Media form: Kindle Unlimited version.
👁 Point of view: Second person.
🖊 My review: This is an amusing collection of predictions that did not quite make it to the “done” file. The order of stories is jumbled, and it would have been easier to follow if it were in chronological order.
🔥 Dénouement: n/a
🔲 Excerpts :
🔸 Events that were shocking to the once-present are today often completely forgotten, and things that were barely noted then are now considered of the utmost importance.🖋 The writing style: Easy to read.
🗝 What I learned: Nothing.
💫 What I like best: The cover is attractive.
📌 Would I read this again? No.
🤔 My rating 🌟🌟
◼️ Fun fact: ?
🏮Media form: Kindle Unlimited version.
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