Ian Bremmer is president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media and author of "The Power of Crisis."
Throughout history, technological breakthroughs have created new opportunities for invention, adaptation and progress while inflicting irreversible damage on many lives and livelihoods. They have tested the remarkable ability of human beings and societies to adapt to the turmoil of transition and to survive what economists call "creative destruction."
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