This week I wrote my second inquiry essay.
Here is an excerpt:
To Kurzweil, change can only bring about perfection. Toffler however, is strictly against the concept of rapid change: “As we accelerate and introduce arrhythmic patterns into the pace of change, we need to mark off certain regularities for preservation (Toffler 395). Unlike Kuzweil, who is excited for complete and drastic changes to society in the future, Toffler is more of a conservative. The entire concept of the book, the concept of “Future Shock” is one that Toffler wishes to prevent. Future Shock is the theory that Toffler developed about a “sickness” that will take place in the future, unless we stop it. He believes that the rate of change we are experiencing is so drastic and rapid that soon humans will become “overstimulated” and go into a state of shock because of the changes in society and technology.