Future Shock
Future Shock is a book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. In the book, Toffler defines the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of "too much change in too short a period of time". The book, which became an international bestseller, grew out of an article "The Future as a Way of Life" in Horizon magazine, Summer 1965 issue. The book has sold over 6 million copies and has been widely translated.
A documentary film based on the book was released in 1972 with Orson Welles as on-screen narrator.
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Toffler argued that society is undergoing an enormous structural change, a revolution from an industrial society to a "super-industrial society". This change overwhelms people. He believed the accelerated rate of technological and social change left people disconnected and suffering from "shattering stress and disorientation"—future shocked. Toffler stated that the majority of social problems are symptoms of future shock. In his discussion of the components of such shock, he popularized the term "information overload."
Podcasts:
Futureshock
ALBUMS
- Phantom Theory released: 2003
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by Curtis Mayfield
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Future Shock
by: StratovariusI saw it in a dream the day that changed our history
I still can hear the screams swear it was no mystery
In the heat of the blast Houses fell down into the ground
This happened so fast Mankind disappeared without sound.
Now the world lives in shadow of atomic fear
Can we win the fight for peace or will we disappear?
Future Shock
I saw it on the screen The day that changed our lives and history
There goes our dream Nuked into the sky don't know why
In the heat of the blast Watch the beauty of the mushroom cast
It won't take long You won't live till the end of this song
now the ...