Modern science fiction has had some very clear trends and phases in regards to how it envisions the future. Technological progress, for the most part, leading to various issues and results.
That made me wonder what people in the past imagined the future would be like?
While you wait, check this two answers from /u/sunagainstgold
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3qafud/how_did_people_in_the_middle_ages_view_the/