Next: The Future Just Happened

Next
The Future Just Happened

Hardcover edition
Author Michael Lewis
Country United States
Language English
Genre Nonfiction
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
July 17, 2001
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 240 pp.
ISBN 978-0-393-02037-3

Next: The Future Just Happened is a book by Michael Lewis published on July 17, 2001 by W. W. Norton & Company.[1] The book argues that rapidly evolving technology will upend the power structure of society. It gives power to the youngster who doesn't have preconceptions and entrenched interests. By making information readily available, the internet erodes the power and mystique of many professions.[2]

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Lewis argues that elites are under attack. The internet makes information readily available to everyone. If nothing is hidden or arcane, the need for professionals is threatened. In a world of accelerating change, “the state of mind demanded by [such] a world… is alien to anyone over forty.”

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