The Inevitable
Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Viking
BBB Library: Technology and Globalization
ISBN: 978-0143110378
Editorial Review
“Inevitable” is a strong word. It sends up red flags for some people because they object that nothing is inevitable. They claim that human willpower can deflect and control any mechanical trend. And when the notion of the inevitable is forged with fancy technology, the objections to a preordained destiny are even more fierce. But the kind of inevitability we’re speaking of here in the digital realm is the result of the momentum of an ongoing technological shift. The strong tides that shaped digital technologies for the past 30 years will continue to expand and harden in the next 30 years.
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“Inevitable” is a strong word. It sends up red flags for some people because they object that nothing is inevitable.
Banning the inevitable usually backfires. Prohibition is at best temporary, and at worst counterproductive.
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