I agree with Bill D and Spaw when they speak about rapid societal change. 'Future Shock' seemed extreme to me when I read and reread it a few decades ago, and I wrote a college paper doing my best to refute Toffler's thesis. I contended that humankind has always dealt successfully with higher technology, that a horse-drawn plow was a cultural advance over the digging stick, and an electric washing machine replacing a washboard was of tremendous significance.

I'm no longer so sure that we are doing well at all.