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b'Inventor and Futurist - Ray Kurzweil \\u2013 a Risktory Podcast favorite \\u2013 speaks of the Law of Accelerating Returns. Which is the idea that, in a non-technology driven world, change was largely linear. Left to Right. Top to Bottom. Consecutive.

According to the Law of Accelerating Returns, in a technology driven world \\u2013 such as the one we now live in \\u2013 change is both concurrent and exponential. Every advance feeds on the previous advance, not only hastening the rate of change, but also shortening the lifespan of an advance before it\\u2019s superseded.

It\\u2019s not always easy to find real life examples of the Law of Accelerating Returns, outside of the medical world, which is the environment within which Kurzweil formulated the Law. But Vine \\u2013 the short-form social media platform \\u2013 whose original format lasted just three years - is a perfect example of the Law in action. Of VINE coming into existence because of exponential change, and churning out, for the same reason.

On this week\\u2019s Whatever Happened To episode, I look at the rise \\u2013 and fall \\u2013 of Vine. And I explore why \\u2013 in a world of rapid change and where our abilities to entreat with the unknown will be challenged - why we all need to understand, and prepare to adapt for, the Law of Accelerating Returns.

The Risktory Podcast is created, written, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

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Bibliography
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/vine-app-timeline
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine_(service)
https://www.kurzweilai.net/the-law-of-accelerating-returns'