[time-nuts] WOT: Identify this movie

WB6BNQ wb6bnq at cox.net
Tue Sep 25 06:19:49 UTC 2012


Bill,

Seems to me the movie "Fifth Element" had some kind of living quarters similar to
what you are suggesting sans the bicycle thing.

Bill....WB6BNQ


Bill Hawkins wrote:

> It's a dark and quiet night, and list traffic is way down, so please
> forgive
> me for this way off topic request. I'm writing a book about automation
> and
> have a chapter on the future thereof.
>
> I have a dim memory of a TV show or movie in black and white that has
> the
> teeming billions of earth living in high-rise buildings, each in a self-
> contained room. Occasionally, they "work" by pedaling a machine that
> generates electricity for the tower. Their leader exorts them to work
> harder through a wall-sized TV set.
>
> Does anybody recognize that scenario? At least one writer has suggested
> "welfare dormitories" for the 50% of workers made redundant by
> automation
> around 2050. Would like to get it into the book if I had a reference.
>
> Note the use of a time in the future to stay near topic.
>
> Bill Hawkins
>
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