What inspired Jules Verne to envision such a futuristic society in 1889?
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In the Year 2889

In the Year 2889
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What inspired Jules Verne to envision such a futuristic society in 1889?
Did anyone else feel uneasy about how technology is portrayed as both a progress and a threat?
How do the themes of societal control and individual freedom come across in the story?