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Sometimes it amazes me that I’ve lived long enough now to look back at twenty-five years of history.
I set that clock of observation at 1999 for a few reasons: end of the millennium, end of the century, Y2K, end of history, and as a significant year for me in terms of personal and career growth.
When historians analyze this era, I wonder if they’ll call it the Age of Disruption. The developments in politics, industry, education, technology, and culture have so significantly changed our world I can hardly link 1999 with 2024.
Change this rapid (in terms of human history) is disorienting. I’m observant and work on keeping up, but it’s challenging and consumes time and energy. Even forward-looking people struggle to cope, and AI is the latest disruptor (albeit with significant pushback).
Hard enough for those willing to engage, but there’s the issue of those not prepared or not willing to face these challenges and wish to remain in the past. But the kitty is out of the bag. There’s no going back. The question then, how will we proceed?
Yeah, of course I hope for a better future, but I am mindful of our collective struggle to see the bigger picture. Focus on survival becomes all consuming, partially from necessity, partially because we’re conditioned to be fearful and obsessed with scarcity. Too many want to go to a dark timeline, not understanding that they too would be victims of this dark timeline while more cash flows away from them and up to the disruptors.
Going back to 1999… I remember how happy and hopeful I was. Even with Y2K looming, it was such a fantastic and fun year. And once it appeared that the engineers did their work, the New Year’s Eve celebration on December 31, 1999 ended up being a global party.
I’d love to get some of that feeling back.
I set that clock of observation at 1999 for a few reasons: end of the millennium, end of the century, Y2K, end of history, and as a significant year for me in terms of personal and career growth.
When historians analyze this era, I wonder if they’ll call it the Age of Disruption. The developments in politics, industry, education, technology, and culture have so significantly changed our world I can hardly link 1999 with 2024.
Change this rapid (in terms of human history) is disorienting. I’m observant and work on keeping up, but it’s challenging and consumes time and energy. Even forward-looking people struggle to cope, and AI is the latest disruptor (albeit with significant pushback).
Hard enough for those willing to engage, but there’s the issue of those not prepared or not willing to face these challenges and wish to remain in the past. But the kitty is out of the bag. There’s no going back. The question then, how will we proceed?
Yeah, of course I hope for a better future, but I am mindful of our collective struggle to see the bigger picture. Focus on survival becomes all consuming, partially from necessity, partially because we’re conditioned to be fearful and obsessed with scarcity. Too many want to go to a dark timeline, not understanding that they too would be victims of this dark timeline while more cash flows away from them and up to the disruptors.
Going back to 1999… I remember how happy and hopeful I was. Even with Y2K looming, it was such a fantastic and fun year. And once it appeared that the engineers did their work, the New Year’s Eve celebration on December 31, 1999 ended up being a global party.
I’d love to get some of that feeling back.
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