cryosats on Nostr: A quote from the book by Alvin Tofler: "To survive, to avert what we have termed ...
A quote from the book by Alvin Tofler:
"To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before. He must search out totally new ways to anchor himself, for all the old roots
—religion, nation, community, family, or profession—
are now shaking under the hurricane impact of the accelerative thrust. Before he can do so, however, he must understand in greater detail how the effects of acceleration penetrate his personal life, creep into his behavior and alter the quality of existence. He must, in other words, understand transience."
It's not that you have not embraced technology as you clearly have its the fact that exponential advances in technology have completely destroyed what humans have always rooted themselves in...
"To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before. He must search out totally new ways to anchor himself, for all the old roots
—religion, nation, community, family, or profession—
are now shaking under the hurricane impact of the accelerative thrust. Before he can do so, however, he must understand in greater detail how the effects of acceleration penetrate his personal life, creep into his behavior and alter the quality of existence. He must, in other words, understand transience."
It's not that you have not embraced technology as you clearly have its the fact that exponential advances in technology have completely destroyed what humans have always rooted themselves in...