Cultural Lag

There is an idea that technological change supersedes cultural change by easily a decade right now.  We can see huge advances in technology but cultural values happens years later.  This poses an interesting question as technology advances faster than ever.  Is the cultural lag fairly constant?  When values change in a culture it is, arguably, seldom taken well.  We don't like change and a change in cultural identity is usually met with resentment and nostalgia.

This whole idea just makes me pensive. Can we adapt to change happening that fast?  So much of our culture is built on things happening slowly.  If things happen slowly and in a way we can predict we know how to respond to that. Any quick changes, good or bad are seldom handled well.  We need to be more adaptive.  Especially culturally.

The next few decades are going to get very interesting I think.  I strongly believe the most adaptive will be the most successful.  I hope we stop being stubborn and nostalgic long enough to pull our heads out of the dirt and get with the program and embrace change.