Future Shock - Retell, Respond, Relate - The First 50 Pages

Here's my Retell, Respond, and Relate for Future Shock.

Retell
The first 50 pages of Alvin Toffler's Future Shock is an mostly an introduction to his theories and ideas, as well as a ton of facts about humanity.  Toffler notes how humanity has achieved greater things in shorter amounts of time, he uses the printing press and speed records as examples.  "The first steam engine, introduced in 1825 could muster a top speed of only 13 mph...by the 1960's rocket planes approached speeds of 4000 mph" (Toffler 26).  He also talks about the expanding footprint of humanity on the planet, citing that the amount of cities with over 1 million people has skyrocketed in the last century.
Respond
I really am liking this reading.  It's not as hard-core scientific as some other books I've been reading, the author is clearly intending this for a more broad audience.  His comparisons really highlight the progress of humanity, and even though I'm only 50 or so pages in, I'm excited for what else he will bring to the table.  He discusses amazing ideas, such as subterranean cities in areas that are already populated.  The thing that really amazes me, however, is that this was written in the 1970's.
Relate
I can easily relate this to the other readings I have done for this project, most notably The Singularity is Near by Raymond Kurzweil.  The fact that the same ideas have been present for a while, excluding their obvious evolution in eloquence and depth of data is really interesting.  The author discusses Kurzweil's Law of Accelerating returns, not with the same name, but the same ideas are still there.  I hope to see more similarities and differences as I delve further into the book.