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Futurists make (predictions) PREDICT. But did any see the internet coming? There was one man who possessed such remarkable ____ FORESEE.
FORESIGHT
His name was Marshal McLuhan and in his first book, written in 1962, he explained how humanity will experience four _____ HISTORY phases, the last of which he called the ‘electronic age’.
HISTORICAL
We are _____ REPUTE still in the electronic age today.
REPUTEDLY
In his next book, McLuhan described the world as a ______ GLOBE village – because the effect of international communication was to make the world a smaller place.
GLOBAL
The _____ (ACCURATE) of his vision was incredible.
ACCURACY
He envisaged how information would become instantly accessible to anyone connected to the network, and he anticipated the amazing level of ____ ACT that would arise in an online community.
INTERACTION
He also predicted some of the negative ____ CHARACTER of the internet.
CHARACTERISTICS
Rampant commercialism and the invasion of privacy, for example, both of which many today view as ____ ACCEPT harmful consequences of our technological development.
UNACCEPTABLY
