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They Tried to Warn Us is a time-bending, mind-warping conversation across the ages. What if history’s greatest minds could see the world today? What would they say about AI, surveillance, social media, climate change, and the collapse of public discourse? In this provocative podcast-turned-book, journalist Ray Welling hosts fictional interviews with long-dead visionaries—Marshall McLuhan, Mary Shelley, Neil Postman, Aldous Huxley, and others—who warned us about the very crises we now face. With wit, insight, and a touch of irreverence, They Tried to Warn Us brings these thinkers back to life to confront the modern world they predicted. Equal parts speculative satire and intellectual deep dive, this is not just a thought experiment—it’s a wake-up call. Whether you're a technophile, a historian, or just wondering how we got here, this book will make you think, laugh, and maybe even panic a little.