Alvin Toffler
Futurist and writer (1928 to 2016) whose Future Shock (1970) argued that too much change in too short a time leaves people and societies disoriented.
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Their wordsFuture shock is a time phenomenon, a product of the greatly accelerated rate of change in society.
↗Future Shock (Bantam, 1971 paperback of the 1970 book)archive.org All 3 from this book
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Their wordsChange is the process by which the future invades our lives
↗Future Shock (Bantam, 1971 paperback of the 1970 book)archive.org All 3 from this book
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Their wordsThe reason for this is that technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible
↗Future Shock (Bantam, 1971 paperback of the 1970 book)archive.org All 3 from this book