Closing Thoughts

Abstract

It is now 2006. Much has happened in the years since this inquiry began—from the proposal to data collection and analysis and even from the defense to this final version. I find it ironic that, in a text that posits relentless acceleration of change as a fundamental to the reality of our world, the core insights from these respondents have held up remarkably well since our initial interviews in 2000–2001. Yet that reality is juxtaposed over a funny moment during the homestretch revisions resulting in this book. As I went to look back at my old data saved on three-and-half inch floppies, I discovered that my new computer does not feature a floppy drive, only CD and DVD. The pace of change touches large and small things.