PhasmaFelis t1_ixbmmok wrote on November 22, 2022 at 5:40 AM

Reply to comment by Xaibian in Just finished Fahrenheit 451 and I think I've found me a new favorite author by bookworm579

And he foresaw the existence of earbuds, which hadn't been invented yet at the time.

It's still a bit histrionic. Mildred's relationship with the TV, for example, is genuinely chilling (and prophetic). The idea that someone might enjoy listening to music while walking is not.