All around me, things are rapidly changing. At the office, we are adjusting the internal layout. The overall intent is to support a "flexible workspace". At home, the boys seem to be on a constantly fluid path. In the US, we are in the midst of the most unpredictable presidential primary season in my lifetime. It seems that the candidates are constantly bobbing and weaving as their popularity and perceived strength ebbs and flows. Even the world stage seems to flit from day to day.
I think the biggest difference in the world today versus the world of even just a few years ago is the rapid pace of change. It seems that we are accelerating into the future. Where it might have once taken months for something to wear out its welcome, it seems our shortened attention spans have condensed that to weeks. Blockbusters that used to dominate the cultural imagination are no longer suns. They have faded into meteors that streak across the sky and fade out quickly.
Given the pace of technological development, I suspect that this trend will only pick up over time. I shudder to think what a few more years might reveal. At the same time, it doesn't seem like there is any other choice but to bravely face the future.
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