As early as 1970, futurologist Alvin Toffler predicted the permanent state of confusion caused by the constant and overwhelming influx of new technologies, in his book Future Shock. In this short documentary based on the book, Orson Welles describes this feeling of permanent impotence over the grip that technology has on our personal and social lives. A documentary from 1972 that articulates the concerns and fears associated with rapid social and technological changes with astonishing resonance.