Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.

Quote by Alvin Toffler

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To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the...

Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the...

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to...

You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to...

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise -- bureaucrats.

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise -- bureaucrats.

The great growling engine of change - technology.

The great growling engine of change - technology.

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise - bureaucrats.

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise - bureaucrats.

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.

Profits, like sausages... are esteemed most by those who know least about what goes into...

Profits, like sausages... are esteemed most by those who know least about what goes into...

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.

Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible.

Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible.

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm...

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm...

Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting...

Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting...

Change is not merely necessary to life - it is life.

Change is not merely necessary to life - it is life.

Profits, like sausages... are esteemed most by those who know least about what goes into...

Profits, like sausages... are esteemed most by those who know least about what goes into...

One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon...

One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon...

If I bought groceries the way I buy health insurance, I'd eat a lot better...

If I bought groceries the way I buy health insurance, I'd eat a lot better...

Drosselmeier had unwittingly exposed himself to an overdose of reality, and it had destroyed his...

Drosselmeier had unwittingly exposed himself to an overdose of reality, and it had destroyed his...

Sanity is a madness put to good use.

Sanity is a madness put to good use.