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We Were Promised Flying Cars. We Got a Kill Switch.

We Were Promised Flying Cars. We Got a Kill Switch.
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Those of us who grew up watching “The Jetsons” thought we had a very clear picture of where technology was taking us. George Jetson folded his spaceship into a briefcase. Jane pushed a button, and dinner appeared. Rosie the robot handled everything else. The future, as we were taught to believe it, was going to be frictionless, abundant, and free. Technology was the servant, and humans were in charge.

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Kay Rubacek
Kay Rubacek
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Kay Rubacek is an award-winning educator, filmmaker, author, and mother. Detained in a Chinese prison in 2001 for her human-rights advocacy, she has since dedicated her work to exposing the systems and ideologies that diminish human life and human sovereignty. She has been a contributor to The Epoch Times since 2010.