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[kstuart]

A lot of recent trends were predicted back in the 20th Century...

.... for example, a pocket device with Siri-like assistant was a feature of the 1980s British TV Show "Star Cops".

However, in an era with nuclear bombs, man landing on the Moon, personal computers, and so forth - I cannot remember anyone predicting an intact world with a general rejection of rationality.

Sure, there were "post-apocalyptic" irrational worlds (such as Mad Max) where the destruction of most infrastructure causes chaos and irrationality.   (And "1984" had a brutal totalitarian authority mandating irrationality - "2+2=5".)

But I cannot remember any prediction of a voluntary irrationality amidst widespread technological advances.

Am I forgetting a novel, TV show or Movie ?

[syndromeofadown]

Am I forgetting a novel, TV show or Movie ?

Mike Judge's film Idiocracy

[syndromeofadown]

Mike Judge's film Idiocracy

Not from the 20th century.

A couple from the 20th century:
RoboCop
Starship Troopers