There’s a big cinder block stuck on the technology accelerator pedal, and we’re only gonna go faster and faster, never stopping. I think technology is good once again.
Predictor: Coupland, Douglas
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for Wired magazine, managing editor John Battelle quotes Douglas Coupland, author of “Generation X.” Coupland says: ”There’s a big cinder block stuck on the technology accelerator pedal, and we’re only gonna go faster and faster, never stopping. I think technology is good once again. I missed good technology during the ’70s and ’80s, during the two decades when technology was baaaad.”
Biography:Douglas Coupland was the writer who coined the term “Generation X.” His first novel was “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture” (1991). A second novel, “Shampoo Planet” (1992), and a collection of stories, “Life after God” (1994), followed. In 1995, he published his best-known novel, “Microserfs,” a comic yet realistic look at the lives of techies in the 1990s. (Author/Editor/Journalist.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: A Couple of Hyped Guys Sitting Around Talking
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.12/linklater_pr.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney