Irritation

"To most of these questions she replied with irritation - a growing quality in that accelerated age"
(The Machine Stops, p. 6)

Has technology made us more irritable/less tolerant?

Bringing things to people

"the civilization that had mistaken the functions of the system, and had used it for bringing people to things, instead of for bringing things to people. Those funny old days, when men went for change of air instead of changing the air in their rooms!" (The Machine Stops, p. 8)

What do you think about this statement? Do we passively let life come to us because of technology?

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Religion

"'You are beginning to worship the Machine,' he said coldly. 
'You think it irreligious of me to have found out a way of my own. It was just what the Committee thought, when they threatened me with Homelessness.'

At this she grew angry. 'I worship nothing!' she cried. ' am most advanced. I don’t think you irreligious, for there is no such thing as religion left [...]"

Has technology become a form of religion?

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Technology and communication

"'In the air-ship-----' He broke off, and she fancied that he looked sad. She could not be sure, for the Machine did not transmit nuances of expression. It only gave a general idea of people - an idea that was good enough for all practical purposes, Vashti thought." (The Machine Stops, p. 4)

Has technology improved our relationships with other people or made them more superficial?

Rapid Intercourse

"Rapid intercourse, from which the previous civilization had hoped so much, had ended by defeating itself. What was the good of going to Peking when it was just like Shrewsbury? Why return to Shrewsbury when it would all be like Peking?" (The Machine Stops, p. 9)

Do you agree/disagree with this prediction?

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Science Fiction, Utopia and Dystopia

From wikipedia

Science Fiction:

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible (or at least non-supernatural) content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas".