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2009 Trend Forecast
by Cheryl Swanson
Six Key Trends
"Survival of the Fastest" has been a driving socio-cultural macro trend since 1998. Affecting all levels of western culture, and infiltrating developing countries, Survival of the Fastest is characterised by technology becoming our personal sustenance. Twenty years ago, the US spent $614-billion on food and beverages and $2-billion on computers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's a ratio of 300 to 1. That ratio is now at parity - we currently spend the same amount of money on technology as we do on our nutritional needs, and as a result, our lives have been transformed.
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