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Some time ago I was reading a book by Alvin Toffler, a futurologist, who among other things popularized the term 'future shock'.
The book, 'Future Shock', was written in the 1970s. It describes with amazing accuracy some of the things that are now happening here, on the other side of the world, in 2020.
It's about 'too much change in a too short a period of time'.
What mostly captured my attention was the observation he made about the short life of modern buildings. They have (now) torn down many of the buildings from my life, among them (and most importantly) my elementary school, and a very large block of student apartments that I often frequented later in life.
I completely understand there are reasons why they take the old buildings down, but I feel sad. The ability to recall my memories is compromised: you know how you can just go to an old place and suddenly remember all kinds of things? That's hard when the places are gone.
I highly recommend reading the book, even if I got bored and lost focus; didn't really finish it.
Peace, out.
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