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Re:Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction? by aplanas on Monday January 14, 2019 @05:57AM (#18902122)
In Ender's Game there is a description of an Ansible, a personal handheld device used to communicate, join to public forums, read news and influence in political discussions.
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Re:Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction? by pavel_lishin on Monday January 14, 2019 @09:38AM (#18903238)
That's not what the Ansible was, but I don't want to actually describe it in case someone here hasn't read Ender's Game yet, since it's pretty pivotal to the plot.

Also, Ender's Game was written in 1984 - the idea of networks wasn't so new then, but I agree that Card had a very prescient take on Locke and Demonsthenes' influence over world politics.

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