Cover of Thank You for Being Late

Book 2017

Thank You for Being Late

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Publisher
Picador
Published
2017
  • Technology and civilization
  • Social aspects
  • Geopolitics
  • Globalization
  • Modern Civilization
  • Climatic changes
  • Technological innovations
  • Political participation

Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces -- Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loos) -- are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should purposely "be late"--We should pause to appreciate the amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers--