Why Future Shock Hasn’t Happened

We’ve Cultivated Future Resilience

Philosophistry
Nov 7 · 2 min read
Crop of the words “Future Shock”
Crop of the words “Future Shock”
Cover of Future Shock by Alvin Tofler

We have been preparing for our world turning upside-down ever since surviving our first Ice Age. Massive weather changes did not extinguish our ancestors but instead forced them to improvise and move to different biomes. We changed our clothes, modified our hunting techniques, and reorganized our societies. Such is our brain’s capacity for adaptation.

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