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The Machine Stops
by E.M. Forster
E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops is a rare novella that feels less like fiction and more like a warning delivered across time. It paints a world where humans live in isolation, worshipping a technological system that controls their every need. Written in 1909, its foresight is both genius and unsettling, especially as our own lives drift closer to the society it describes.
What struck me most was how Forster captures the fragility of connection, how easily we trade intimacy for convenience, individuality for comfort. The story is brief, yet every word feels deliberate, every idea lingers.
Is this where we’re headed, or are we already there?
What struck me most was how Forster captures the fragility of connection, how easily we trade intimacy for convenience, individuality for comfort. The story is brief, yet every word feels deliberate, every idea lingers.
Is this where we’re headed, or are we already there?