#toRefine The following writings are ones that I've found that predate their technologies, mostly SciFi obviously. ## The Machine Stops https://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/classes/188/materials/the%20machine%20stops.pdf From Wikipedia: > The story, set in a world where humanity lives underground and relies on a giant machine to provide its needs, predicted technologies similar to instant messaging and the Internet. ##