[niviksha]

This is an interesting response to the original article. My TL;DR for this is something like 'Yes, information tech has always resulted in social upheaval, so notwithstanding the scale and speed of the current iteration, this isn't new. Also, it can result in international social cohesion (aka Nazis of the world unite). The thing is, it feels like the author is telling us not to worry because all of this has happened before (with horrific consequences to those caught in the churn, to borrow my favorite phrase from The Expanse). That is a weak rationalization at best - 'same shit, different day, (albeit global scale, speed of light) so don't worry' isn't as reassuring as it should sound

[kipchak]

I think it's worth considering the scale of change is different as well. Things like the printing press and the translation of the bible into English definitely did result in upheaval and information being more widely available, the scale is our new information systems is much larger, so the potential stress on people and systems likely will be as well.

I think practically the best strategy is to reduce your exposure to the churn as much as reasonably possible if it's something you're worried about.