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Originally Posted by IamIan
When things change soo fast that a person is just not able to adapt fast enough .. it can actually be the cause of what ends up latter killing them.
It's indirect .. because it isn't the lack of coping / adapting that directly kills them .. but it can be that the lack of coping / adapting can prevent them from still being able to get the core essentials for life (air, water, food , shelter).
I think it is far more common in today's age (in 1st world countries like USA) for people to just go past the point of the amount of change they like .. they start to actively spend their time and money to oppose the change.
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Tell that to the Amish. Or the Mennonites.
What I see is that as William Gibson said, the future is here, it's just not evenly distributed. In the 1960s I figured by now I'd be living in a bubble of light, instead of an aluminum can.
Consider the opposite: People who unthinkingly accept the new (McMansions, Facebook, smart phones, Biden) and swallow or deny their remorse.
Moore's law may have plateaued, but not so with free and open source software. Are you following the progress in Blender?
Their development community is one place you can live six months in the future. Progress happens where it's allowed.