More Americans think the world is changing too fast
More Americans think the world is changing too fast

More Americans think the world is changing too fast

Two in three (65%) have felt stressed in the last month and more than four in five (83%) say the world is changing too fast, according to new polling from the Ipsos Consumer Tracker

The Ipsos Consumer Tracker, fielded on Ipsos' Omnibus platform, asks Americans questions about culture, the economy and the forces that shape our lives. Here's one thing we learned this week.

Chart showing that more people think the world is changing too fast


Why we asked: This is an admittedly catch-all question we’ve asked a lot over the year on the tracker about a wide range of attitudes about the world, brands, sports, religion, etc.

What we found: Two in three (65%) have felt stressed in the last month and more than eight in ten (83%) say the world is changing too fast. Both of those feelings show a slight uptick from when we last asked a year ago. However, it’s worth noting that those are both the highest levels of agreement we have seen at any point. So another piece of evidence of how stressed America is at the moment, especially as the remainder of the battery is generally flat compared to previous waves. 

See more on optimism in Ipsos Global Trends 10th edition: The Search for Silver Linings.

More insights from this wave of the Ipsos Consumer Tracker:

The close-in economy seems to be even more important when times are tough

We want humans in the loop with AI for critical thinking, empathy and ethics

Workers expect both carrots and sticks in their AI futures

The Ipsos Care-o-Meter: What does America know about vs. what does America care about?

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