The story is called *"The Machine Stops"* by E. M. Forster. https://en.wikipedia... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

gnosis on Dec 2, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Taleb: The future will not be cool

The story is called "The Machine Stops" by E. M. Forster.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops

marquis on Dec 2, 2012 [–]

Thanks! It's also far out of copyright, here's the story itself.

http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact