(/kəˈlɒsəs/)(Plural of Colossus)
Noun
1. Somebody or something very greatly admired and respected.
2. Any creature or thing of gigantic size
3. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
… In a more eulogistic piece in the Times, Farhad Manjoo (a former Slate writer and author of the Times’ “State of the Art” column) writes that though Toffler’s “diagnosis [of future shock] has largely panned out … futurism has fallen out of favor.” Manjoo describes how hardworking futurists have few colleagues, governments fail to invest in infrastructure, and high-tech colossi stand astride the political-economic landscape, commanding tribute from markets and governments alike.
From the post: What the 1970 book ‘Future Shock’ got right (and wrong)
Source: Alvin Toffler was right about future shock but wrong about the solution (slate.com)
