Are you disappointed 21st century tech is not as advanced and/or as sophisticated as you expected?

Hi. I am just curious about this. I kind of am. I recall in the late 20th century people thought tech in the 21st century was going to be something like the tech you envisioned in futuristic sci-fi shows and movies.

At least The Jetsons and Back to the Future II got some predictions about the tech we would have in this century right.

Digital tech this century is still worlds away from what digital tech was in the late 20th century. Smartphones and some digital tablets I have seen and other digital devices are little computers you can keep in your pocket.

Video sharing sites was relatively unheard of in the late '90s when commercialized internet access was still in its infancy stage.


Before commercialized internet access came about, watching TV shows, movies, ads, etc. and listening to songs, etc. from your computer was unheard of.

The internet has gotten more sophisticated and advanced since then to an extent.

Video sharing sites are a big thing now. Web videos didn't take off until the early 2000's.

Social media is a big thing now. That wasn't around in the early days of commercialized internet access if I am not mistaken.

Streaming I know would have been unheard of decades ago. So would downloading apps.

E -cigs and Vapes definitely would have been unheard of in the late 20th century.

They do have a means with which you can interface with people now. You have web cams and they have smartwatches with which you can interface with people.

Cars with built-in GPS would have been unheard of in the late 20th century.

I thought tech would have been far more advanced and sophisticated by now.

I am still wondering where are the flying cars and teleporters we were promised.

I know scientists were experimenting with teleportation but only on a molecular scale. Flying cars are in development somewhere in Europe but they aren't being mass marketed yet.

Cryptocurrency would have been unheard of in the 21st century.

We do have holograms of celebs performing at concerts. I think I recall people predicting we would have that in the 21st century

I recall reading that there were certain new types of tech in development and being discovered somewhere. Technological breakthroughs and innovations. I read something somewhere about quantum computers and I read elsewhere scientists figured out how to crystalize light.

I was told a lot of tech like the tech we envisioned we'd have in the 21st century in futuristic sci-fi shows and movies that came out in the late 20th century isn't being developed and put out because of Flat Earthers but I don't know if that is true or not.

What about you? Are you disappointed 21st century tech isn't as advanced and/or sophisticated as you hoped or thought it was going to be?

Please help - thank you.