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Thank You for Being Late
by Thomas L. Friedman
First Published
2017
Subjects
Technology and civilization
Social aspects
Geopolitics
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy
Globalization
Modern Civilization
Climatic changes
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Commentary & Opinion
Technological innovations
Political participation
nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2016-12-11
New York Times bestseller
New York Times reviewed
Technology, social aspects
Civilization, modern, 21st century
71.41 social changes (sociology)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
International
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Economy
Technologie
Entwicklung
Klimaänderung
Globalisierung
Beschäftigungsentwicklung
Gemeinschaft
Innovations technologiques
Aspect social
Mondialisation
Social change
Climate change
Large type books
nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2016-12-11
Technological innovations -- Social aspects
Climatic changes -- Social aspects
Civilization, Modern -- 21st century
Civilization, Modern
Time -- Sociological aspects
Time pressure
Time perception -- Social aspects
Information technology -- Social aspects
Description
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--