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Phrase: In its infancy
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Change is the only constant in the world.
For that reason, there is always technology that is in its infancy.
The challenge for you today is to keep up with that technology.
Japan’s major issues are that it is an old country with valuable ancient traditions and not a greying but a grey population.
These three things make it strongly resistant to change.
I remember ten years ago talking with English language students about Bitcoin when it was in its infancy.
Many at that time told me they were not interested because it didn’t affect their lives.
Then a few years ago, we discussed the blockchain.
At that time, Facebook’s attempt to create A World Currency called Libra was only in its infancy.
That project has since been shelved, but at the time, many were not interested.
They could not see how it related to their lives.
Now, Vaccine Passports are being created using blockchain technology, and their lives will be directly affected.
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I’m trying to say that we must learn to follow developing technologies when they are in their infancy because change occurs at an increasing pace.
In 2021, some students do not believe cars are Going Electric.
The thing is, though, that electric battery technology is no longer in its infancy.
It is a powerful technology that is entering the improvement stage, not the development stage.
The world has changed.
There is a very high possibility you will be working when you are 70 years old.
Fail to keep up with technologies in their infancy today, and you will be left behind.
We may be ageing, but the world we live in is forever in its infancy.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 67.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.