Alvin Toffler Futurist 1929 FUTURE SHOCK Anticipated in

Alvin Toffler - Futurist (1929 - ) FUTURE SHOCK Anticipated in late 50’s and early ’ 60’s: “ satellites used to beam information to earth, computers in everyone’s homes, cloning, cable television, and the drastic speed-up of daily life” THESIS – §“Change will come at man at an ever increasing rate of acceleration” §“Unable to keep up with the supercharged pace of change, and unable to adapt , many will plunge into future shock” (the future has arrived too fast – resulting with increased suicides, drug use, alcoholism, violence) §The 800 Life Times (50, 000 years of civilization) 650 were spent in caves 99. 9 % of all that has ever been made – created in last two

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Nana Born Died 1888 1988

Nana Born Died 1888 1988

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