Future Shock
Alvin Toffler
"Future Shock" is an illuminating read about the present, and how we are being overwhelmed by change. It explores how change affects not only our products and communities but even our patterns of love and friendship. The book describes tomorrow's emerging global civilization, covering subcultures, temporary human relationships, new businesses, and life-styles. This book is an excellent read for those who want to be intrigued, provoked, frightened, encouraged, and most importantly, changed.
Publish Date
1971-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
1971-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1970
Goodreads Rating
3.81
ISBN
9780553277371
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2016-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
It talks about how we haven’t, as human beings, studied how adaptable we are to getting information faster and faster . . . . [Toffler] predicted the Internet before the Internet happened. – source2020-03-13T16:39:02.000Z
Another book worth reading (or listening to) right now: Future Shock.
Written in 1970, it predicted many things about today and has great tips on how to combat "information overload" (a term the author coined). – sourceThe author was the one who introduced the term 'future shock' which was that people would actually have like a resistance or a reaction to the future. – source