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What does it mean?
This generation might be the last in a purely technological society.
In plain terms
We could be the final people living in a high-tech society.
What can you take from it?
Consider how current tech trends shape the future.

Where it applies

  • future planning
  • tech ethics
  • societal change

Putting it to work

  • plan sustainably
  • assess risks
  • prepare for shifts

Questions to consider

  • What ends technology?
  • How do we sustain society?

Another view

Technology often evolves rather than ends.

More from Arthur C. Clarke

  1. We should always be prepared for future technologies, because otherwise they will come along and clobber us.

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  3. The intelligence of the planet is constant, and the population is growing.

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