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After a lot of soul searching, blaming, and cursing, the young man is given the knowledge that he seeks but not at the expense of some very hard lessons. You see, the older man was once in the same predicament financially as his younger cohort. Had he not paid heed to the advice that was given to him in his youth, he would not be a millionaire today.
Desire is what best sustains your thoughts. The more passionate your desire is, the more quickly the thing you want will spring up in your life. The way to become rich is to desire it fervently. In every area of life, sincerity and fervor are necessary ingredients of success.
The type of book that could be re-read numerous times without losing its value, The Instant Millionaire speaks directly to its readers. Like the scared young man with little money to his name, we can appreciate each lesson as it unfolds chapter by chapter. Recently reprinted again by New World Library, this entertaining fable is a steal at under $14. You can find out more about it and its author by visiting New World Library or Amazon.
You may be asking yourself, why on earth am I about to read a quasi book review for a children's book that's nearly fifty years old? Well let me tell you. This book may be one of the best predictors of the technology of the future!
At first, things seem great! The quartet of ducks admire the automatic dishwasher. Donald marvels at the sight of the robot lawnmower. The nephews gawk at the 68-inch TV set and then decide to go for a swim in the ruby-and-emerald pool.
Automatic Dishwasher - This one is pretty commonplace both now and even in 1978. The illustration makes this seem more like a contraption with arms manually cleaning every dish in the sink rather than a traditional front-loading dishwasher. It's a fairly common luxury for a modern home. I can humbly say that I do have one in my house.
Robot Lawnmower - This one felt pretty radical for the 70s. In the picture, it looks kinda like giant electric razor with a radio antenna cruising around the lawn. And honestly, it's pretty spot-on for the technology we have today. I am fortunate to say that I do have a robot lawnmower and it appears to use more or less the same technology. And yes, sometimes it seems to chase my pets in the same way it's chasing Donald!
68-inch Television Set - Interesting that the author went with 68 inches as the futuristic television size. As if they couldn't possibly comprehend a screen any larger than that. I can't say I was alive in the 70s, but a quick search shows that 25 inch TVs were considered "big screen" at the time. So the 68-inch estimate was almost triple the largest screen at the time. Fairly ambitious. There is unfortunately no illustration of it in the book or indication of any other bells and whistles it may have had. I'll be honest. I don't have a TV that large in my house today. It's almost embarrassing as I'm supposed to be a big high-tech guy. Our largest TV tops out at 55 inches and seems plenty big. I do have a projector that I use for backyard movie nights that will pass that 68-inch threshold if I so choose. So take that Uncle Scrooge!
Automatic Pool Cleaner - This seems like it wasn't too farfetched for the late 70s. I can't say that I'm up to date on the latest pool cleaning technology but I think the early pool cleaners were really basic. I think a lot of the advances in automated robot vacuums have followed the lead of robot pool vacuums. It seems like these could work faster and more efficient over time, but pools (and the amount of dirt in them) haven't changed very much in the last four decades. No, I don't have a pool, but if I did there would definitely be an automatic pool cleaner.
Automatic Lawn Sprinkler - Again, this one seems pretty easy to imagine in the 70s. A quick search shows some examples of automatic sprinklers as far back as the late 1800s. Golf courses and parks had some form of more advanced automated sprinkler system at this time. Sure, maybe not every backyard had timers on when to water their lawn, but it didn't take a great leap to see this becoming commonplace. Yes, I do have an automated irrigation system in my yard. The Rachio systems are pretty sweet and use apps and weather sensors to maximize the efficiency of water times. Scrooge would have been blown away by how far this technology has come.
Robot Mop - This illustration is really interesting. It's not a robot mop or vacuum as we have them today. It looks more like an anthropomorphic thing from Fantasia. No, we don't have mops that grow legs and wash for us. This thing looks pretty heavy duty, I'm sure it would make quick work of most messes in the bathroom or kitchen. I'm happy to say that I do have an iRobot automated mop but isn't not the best tech in my home. It usually doesn't do as good of a job as a traditional mop. It's still nice for regular maintenance cleaning, but it won't do the hardcore scrubbing that's sometimes needed. I think Scrooge wins this round.
Robot Butler - This may be the most impressive bit of tech that Ol' Scroogie has. It's basically an automated cyborg of some sort. They refer to it as a robot butler, but it seems to have endless possibilities. He seems to bring things to his master whenever requested. I think he helps out with the dishes and cooking as well. Perhaps he is the stand-in for that personal chef we were just alluding to. He could prep all the items before they go into the electronic food server. He could probably also operate things like the electronic mop or vacuum. Basically, this butler needs his own spin-off book because I have a lot of questions about what he's capable of. Needless to say, I don't have anything like this in my home. I think we could all have our own personal robot butlers in the next 20-30 years (as I wrote about recently). But until then, Scrooge has me beat in this category.
The book was published in 1978 and it's called \\\"Donald Duck: Instant Millionaire.\\\" It seems important to mention that no specific author is credited here, it\u2019s just from \u201CLittle Golden Books\u201D.
Recently I recommended the book \\\"The New Megatrends\\\" as a way to predict what might happen in the not-too-distant future. Well Donald and Scrooge in this book may be Megatrend spotters themselves.
First, we\u2019ll run through the wacky plot of the story. Then we\u2019ll look at the examples of technology that are depicted in the book. I\u2019ll run through each piece of tech to examine just how futuristic it was at the time of publishing. Finally, I\u2019ll evaluate if the version of the tech that I own currently is on par with the version that rich Uncle Scrooge has in the book. Am I currently living a better life than a fictitious duck millionaire from 1978? Let\u2019s find out!
There isn't a whole lot of context here, but they're excited to be able to live in Scroogie's high-tech mansion for a few days. So let's just roll with that idea. But this isn't just an old rich man's house with all the expected pomp and circumstance that come with it. No, this house is special. Huey refers to it as a \\\"super-automated\\\" house. We're talking about a glimpse into the far-off future once you enter this house. Think \u201CThe Jetsons\u201D. Or picture the weird things that may be included in the house's of rich eccentric people like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos today. All modern billionaires are in the mold of Scrooge McDuck if you ask me.
Of course, this wouldn\u2019t be much of a story if everything went swimmingly during their stay at the mansion. The ducks soon realize that staying in this house isn\u2019t going to be as easy and luxurious as they hoped.
The automated pool cleaner inadvertently roughs up the boys as they were still frolicking in the water. Their round of bowling was cut short because Scrooge\u2019s solid gold bowling balls were too heavy. They couldn\u2019t get the high-tech TV to turn on because it was locked out until 6 pm (great tactic to limit screen time employed here by Scrooge. He\u2019s evidently as stingy with TV watching as he is with money!) As the team share their complaints about the accommodations, the automatic sprinkler turns on and drenches them.
As they try to re-enter the house, they\u2019re chased up the stairs by a rogue mopping robot. The hungry birds then decide to settle into a family dinner only to find that the electric food server wouldn\u2019t dispense any vittles until its programmed dinner time of 7pm. Aw fooey! These ducks just can\u2019t catch a break!
At long last, dinner was ready. But no one told the robot butler to allow some extra dining time for the houseguests. The bot cleaned up their plates before they had finished! The ducks then hear the glorious sound of an ice cream truck outside. A nice dessert will wash away the annoyances caused by Scrooge\u2019s technology.
Except, that sound isn\u2019t actually an ice cream truck. It\u2019s those no-good Beagle Boys! They\u2019ve escaped from Duckburg Penitentiary only to come rob Scrooge McDuck in broad daylight! Donald inexplicably opens the electric gate (presumably thinking he\u2019s letting an ice cream truck come right up to their house?) The Beagle Boys were now on the premises and the book takes a serious turn.
But what\u2019s this? The automated home comes to the rescue! The robot mop chases one Beagle Boy right into the clutches of the robot butler. The butler promptly soaks the young dog in the automatic sudser. Apparently this Beagle hadn\u2019t had a bath in 20 years which made it especially frightful! As another Beagle attempted to swipe emeralds from the swimming pool, the automatic pool cleaner springs into action. The high-tech vacuum system \u201Cwhooshed\u201D him into an opening. in the wall where he was trapped along with a second-rate umbrella and and old hat rack.
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