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minus-squareChingzilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoYou should read “The Roads Must Roll” short story by Robert Heinein. He takes this idea to a whole nother level. https://ia801208.us.archive.org/32/items/calibre_library_178.219.147.208/Robert A. Heinlein - The Roads Must Roll_4359.pdf
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoit also features lightly in jasper fforde’s shades of grey series. those roads are carnivorous
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoAsimov also had that in his books. The idea was kinda popular in sci-fi back in the 50s-60s. Asimov also noted that if someone fell on another person on that ‘road’ and it caused a domino effect, that would suck big time.
You should read “The Roads Must Roll” short story by Robert Heinein. He takes this idea to a whole nother level.
https://ia801208.us.archive.org/32/items/calibre_library_178.219.147.208/Robert A. Heinlein - The Roads Must Roll_4359.pdf
it also features lightly in jasper fforde’s shades of grey series. those roads are carnivorous
Asimov also had that in his books. The idea was kinda popular in sci-fi back in the 50s-60s.
Asimov also noted that if someone fell on another person on that ‘road’ and it caused a domino effect, that would suck big time.