The stifling sense of complexity of contemporary life
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 6:19 am
Summary of some key points. 1 A world that has become too complex Our cognitive frameworks are no longer adapted to deal with the current chaos . In a world that has become too complex. unstable. it is difficult to have control over anything. Just to book a train ticket or pay for parking. you now have to understand and interact with many sources of complex information .
In France. in a very concrete way. the SNCF Connect italy telegram application. launched in January 2022. has left many users “ perplexed ” by “ repeated bugs. bland ergonomics. an over-revving search engine ”. Alongside an app that is difficult to access. more and more ticket offices are closing . leaving elderly people unfamiliar with technology in the lurch. On another level. politics. finance. economics. and health care appear as even more confusing systems than before. the study reports.
We try to make sense of it all through numbers and algorithms. .” Analyses designer Nick Foster. “we are now realising the limits of this system ”. But this perception of complexity is not a new phenomenon. The term “ information overload ” was popularised by futurologist Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book. Future Shock . in which he highlights “ the stifling sense of complexity of contemporary life ”.
In France. in a very concrete way. the SNCF Connect italy telegram application. launched in January 2022. has left many users “ perplexed ” by “ repeated bugs. bland ergonomics. an over-revving search engine ”. Alongside an app that is difficult to access. more and more ticket offices are closing . leaving elderly people unfamiliar with technology in the lurch. On another level. politics. finance. economics. and health care appear as even more confusing systems than before. the study reports.
We try to make sense of it all through numbers and algorithms. .” Analyses designer Nick Foster. “we are now realising the limits of this system ”. But this perception of complexity is not a new phenomenon. The term “ information overload ” was popularised by futurologist Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book. Future Shock . in which he highlights “ the stifling sense of complexity of contemporary life ”.