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Amara’s Law: The Invisible Force That Shapes Your Life
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Amara’s Law: The Invisible Force That Shapes Your Life

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January 19, 20264m 23s

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Show Notes

In 1978, an American futurist named Roy Amara offered a reflection on the progression of technology:

“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.”

The statement—which later became known as Amara’s Law—was, in many ways, a reaction to the unique period of change that the technological world was experiencing...

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