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Future Shock Documentary (1972)

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What it is

The 1972 documentary based on Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock, narrated by Orson Welles. It is a dystopian look at the accelerating pace of technological change and its psychological toll.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a period piece whose worries about rapid change still feel relevant to current tech anxieties.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “well worth adding to the list of documentaries to watch. Much of what Toffler/Welles touch is very relevant now.”

    Toffler's 1972 documentary still relevant today.

    uxhacker, 2017-07 · Recommendation · in “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)”

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Topics: alvin toffler, orson welles, futurism, 1970s, technology anxiety

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