Written in 1909, it predicted (in very rough, general form) something like the Internet, Internet addiction, video chat rooms, and virtual reality.
He also wrote another short story which I consider to be even better than The Machine Stops. It's called The Other Side of the Hedge[3], and while it's not as prescient it's one of my favorite short stories and I would highly recommend it to everyone.
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops
[2] - https://www.ele.uri.edu/faculty/vetter/Other-stuff/The-Machi...