Eva Abreu writes:
I’m currently teaching an introduction to Facebook class for ages 50 and older, offered through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers University. We finished the second of 10 classes last week; however, Facebook just introduced several changes so the previous material that I covered is now obsolete. That’s how fast the changes are taking place and how confusing it is for casual users of Facebook to keep up with the changes.
Just as Kurzweil predicted, because technology is growing at an exponential rate, and we just happen to live during a time where we’re experiencing the later end of the growth curve, the amount of changes that we need to keep up with and how quickly they occur is gaining speed (until the Singularity takes place?).
Well…until that happens, we need to be on our toes! No more “I learned it, so I don’t need to revisit the subject”. No! Get used to constantly having to revisit the subject and relearn it. Information and change will not be settling down anytime soon. As scary as it may seem, you must remain flexible, open and willing to experiment at any and all stages of your life.
What an exciting time we live in!