We’re moving at an exponential rate of change. This whole technological revolution is unsettling to a lot of us. These times are so uncertain for so many people, they’re looking to the past for some kind of anchor.
Predictor: Celente, Gerald
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article in The New York Times, reporter Evelyn Nieves quotes Gerald Celente. Nieves writes: ”Baby boomers, watching the first fully computer-animated feature-length cartoon with children who will never know a manual typewriter, can truly appreciate feeling humbled by the latest technological gizmo. ‘We’re moving at an exponential rate of change,’ said Gerald Celente, executive director of the Trends Research Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y. ‘This whole technological revolution is unsettling to a lot of us. These times are so uncertain for so many people, they’re looking to the past for some kind of anchor.’ The Trends Research Institute says the search for creature comforts with a little less byte is accelerating as Boomers move into the seats of power in the country’s corporations and institutions. This movement should soon be obvious in all kinds of things Americans buy, eat and wear. When Levis-loving (Levi-Strauss is a brand of blue jeans) Boomers make it into the ranks of CEOs, casual Fridays may become casual everydays. There may also be a warm and fuzzy tug in advertising, films and television shows. ‘You could see it now in commercials with Boris and Natasha,’ Mr. Celente said. ‘Anything to dredge up the past.'”
Biography:Gerald Celente was a futurist and director of the Trends Research Institute. He began this career in 1980 and correctly predicted both the fall of the Soviet Union and the stock market crash of the late 1980s. (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Human-Machine Interaction
Name of publication: New York Times
Title, headline, chapter name: Ideas and Trends: It’s the Era of Nostalgia With Legs
Quote Type: Direct quote
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