PETERS – Monty Python predicted social media in the 1970s

Posted on April 21, 2018 in Local Voices, Page One, Peters // 0 Comments

NETFLIX recently added a whole host of goodies for Monty Python fans, including live performances and episodes of the original BBC television shows.

Of course, that development meant I had to give Netflix a high priority this week, de-emphasizing other non-essential activities such as sleep and personal hygiene.

As I plowed through the various series, it struck me how accurately Python was, with its hilarious sketches, predicting future human interaction on the all-consuming platforms of social media.

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James Peters is the radio anchor at CFJC, coming to Kamloops in 2006. He anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and contributes weekly editorials to the CFJC Evening News. He tweets regularly @Jamloops.

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