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The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster
The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster
The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster
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The Great Acceleration is an energizing account from a brilliant new writer of how our society is speeding up--and why we should embrace it.

In this revelatory study of modern living, Robert Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our rapidly accelerating need for change, as well as why it's unlikely we'll be able to slow down . . . or even want to.

Exploring theories surrounding the effect of this speed on our minds and bodies, Colvile reveals how, contrary to gloomier predictions, living in a faster age might be beneficial for us, both physically and mentally. In addition to the universe of social media, he examines the opportunities that faster communication and operation could bring to everything from music, film, and books to transportation, politics, and government.

Comparing developments in cities and villages, advanced economies and underdeveloped countries, East and West, The Great Acceleration explains how the positives outnumber the negatives and, if this acceleration is truly inevitable, why we should rush to embrace it.
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Release dateMay 17, 2016
ISBN9781632864574
The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster
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Robert Colvile

Robert Colvile is one of Britain's brightest young writers and editors. A regular commentator on politics, culture and technology, he has also been news director at BuzzFeed UK, head of comment at The Daily Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk and comment editor of The Sunday Telegraph. He previously produced an acclaimed report on the internet's political impact. @rcolvile

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