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Future shock is the dizzying disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future.

Alvin Toffler

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Alvin Toffler
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: October 4
Died: 2016
Died: June 27
Futures Studies
Futurist
Journalist
Pedagogue
Science Fiction Writer
Sociologist
Writer
New York City
New York
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Premature
Shock
Brought
Future
Disorientation
Dizzying
Arrival

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