future shock
noun
: the physical and psychological distress suffered by one who is unable to cope with the rapidity of social and technological changes
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If true once, this hardly seems so anymore in a digital era of relentless future shock.
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Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
But no one should rely on such policy measures to avert future shocks from severe weather driven by climate change.
—Robert Litan, Foreign Affairs, 26 Oct. 2022
Core resources also power UNICEF's work to build stable, resilient communities better able to withstand future shocks from conflict, climate change and natural disasters.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
The answer to future shock is future forecasting.
—Devon Powers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
Though Drake and his producers emphasize lovey-dovey samples and lazily played piano this time out, this album could have arrived during Obama’s second term and no one would have felt future shock.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2021
Originally intended for theaters, McKay's film got sucked into a future shock of its own during the pandemic and was sold to Amazon.
—Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
To help assuage the Luddites among us, automakers are gradually phasing in autonomous features that make our commute feel like time regained, but the real cushioning of future shock comes in the form of coddling driver-assistance tech.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Esquire, 20 Oct. 2017
Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
But no one should rely on such policy measures to avert future shocks from severe weather driven by climate change.
—Robert Litan, Foreign Affairs, 26 Oct. 2022
Core resources also power UNICEF's work to build stable, resilient communities better able to withstand future shocks from conflict, climate change and natural disasters.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
The answer to future shock is future forecasting.
—Devon Powers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
Though Drake and his producers emphasize lovey-dovey samples and lazily played piano this time out, this album could have arrived during Obama’s second term and no one would have felt future shock.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2021
Originally intended for theaters, McKay's film got sucked into a future shock of its own during the pandemic and was sold to Amazon.
—Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
To help assuage the Luddites among us, automakers are gradually phasing in autonomous features that make our commute feel like time regained, but the real cushioning of future shock comes in the form of coddling driver-assistance tech.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Esquire, 20 Oct. 2017
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“Future shock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/future%20shock. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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