This is the first time I've seen this. Snopes tells me that this video is true, not fake. It was filmed in 1967. It anticipates shopping from a home computer, online bill paying and e-mail. Snopes points out something else obvious, but worth saying:
The video exemplifies the common flaw of anticipating technological changes but not societal changes -- the daily life it depicts is firmly rooted in the mid-20th century American model of women as stay-at-home child rearers and shoppers, and men as breadwinners and heads of household. Apparently women in 1999 still wouldn't be up to handling tasks such as banking, bill-paying and tax preparation, even with the help of electronic devices.
Thoughts?
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5 comments:
i really like the voice of the announcer.
I love the furrowed brow and troubled look of the husband upon receipt of the wife's bills.
And they certainly didn't anticipate wireless.
Very insightful comments. I like it a lot. Apparently (American) men in 60's were more content with their social role and their superior intelligence level than with the technologies available at that time.
Wow! What a great video clip.
The male/female roles are rathering disturbing however.
i think its quite funny the way he shakes his head in dismay when he sees all the things his wife has been buying!! In our family i am the one who is careless with money... i think my wife is more likely to shake her head at my latest e-bay purchase.
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