Time Again Again and Back

I begin with two interior photos of a book. The first is a random and disjointed detail, but hopefully apposite:

The volume is from our shelves (dream boutique section) and presently sits on the table to my left. It is dusty, old, green and very thick. It  contains "Seven Famous Novels by H. G. Wells". I began reading it 6o years ago. Here is page 3:

In 1960, an excellent film was made of the story. It rather graphically cautions against an overly simplified future. We have not traveled so far into time as Mr. Wells speculated, but we are still way the heck in the future --and I get nervous about the details. Certainly book sales have declined along with their lessons from the past. Will knowledge and civil liberties follow?
The Time Machine, 1960 clip



I've blathered sufficiently and on schedule --time for a shower. However, I'll leave a summary inquiry for readers to consider in the privacy of their own thoughts --and hopefully leave some solutions, further questions or both in the comments section: Are we Eloi, Morlock, and without dusty old green books, can we even answer the question?