The Other Side of the Hedge

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1. pmoriartyOct 2020
   Not to take anything away from John Brunner's 1975 classic, but EM Forster's The Machine Stops[1][2] was even more prescient.

   Written in 1909, it predicted (in very rough, general form) something like the Internet, Internet addiction, video chat rooms, and virtual reality.

   He also wrote another short story which I consider to be even better than The Machine Stops. It's called The Other Side of the Hedge[3], and while it's not as prescient it's one of my favorite short stories and I would highly recommend it to everyone.

   [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops

   [2] - https://www.ele.uri.edu/faculty/vetter/Other-stuff/The-Machi...

   [3] - http://www.101bananas.com/library2/otherside.html

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2. jackfrodoJul 2020
   There's a great parable relating to this: The Other Side of the Hedge[0] by E. M. Forster. It's not too long, and I can confidently say it's worth your while if this article struck a chord with you.

   [0] http://www.101bananas.com/library2/otherside.html

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3. pmoriartyJul 2019
   For anyone to whom the name E.M.Forster does not ring a bell, he's more well known for "A Room with a View" and "A Passage to India".[1]

   He also wrote another short story which I consider to be even better than The Machine Stops. It's called The Other Side of the Hedge[2], and while it's not as prescient it's one of my favorite short stories and I would highly recommend it to everyone.

   [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._M._Forster

   [2] - http://www.101bananas.com/library2/otherside.html

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4. 082349872349872Feb 2023
   cf E. M. Forster, “The Other Side of the Hedge” (1911)
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5. 082349872349872Oct 2020
   As I read The Other Side of the Hedge (which I agree is better) just after having read Fratelli Tutti[1], the ambiguity of its final possessive is striking.

   It's so striking that I've attempted to actively use a second language[2] to reinterpret the final sentence:

   Demang me ta finyish leta-kom biya im, im ta du terash ruserux mi fo shelaf fo mi finyish sensa seping biya, unte detim im du ting, mi ta vide im demang beratna mi.

   [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24684152

   [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24675256

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