The world has changed more in the last thirty years than it has since Jesus Christ.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author claims recent decades have seen more change than all prior history since ancient times.
- In plain terms
- Things have changed more recently than in all of history before.
- What can you take from it?
- Recent history holds unprecedented change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines significant change?
- Is speed of change always progress?
Another view
This claim ignores the depth of ancient transformations.
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