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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition of distress and disorientation brought on by the inability to cope with rapid societal and technological change.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After the book Future Shock by Alvin Toffler (born 1928) .]
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sionnach commented on the word future shock
Apparently Kurzweil and his ilk see no lessons to be learned from Toffler's embarrassing lack of success in predicting the future.
January 21, 2009
bilby commented on the word future shock
Whaddya mean lack of success? He made a wonderful career out of it!
January 22, 2009