I cannot comment on Jesus’ return, that’s His call.
But as for rate of change, I completely disagree.
Humans can easily keep up, if they are interested. If they are frail, weak, and lack intellectual curiosity, then keeping up could be a problem for them. This is only acceptable if you’re old or diseased.
The speed of technological change does not entail a moral vacuum, so Christians shouldn’t be using God as an excuse to bow out of the tech world, or to point to it as a reason for the second coming, IMO.
Some of us suffer from OBS (0ld brain syndrome). Or, as my grandson said to me when he wanted me to play a video game with him, “Don’t worry, Grandma, it’s an easy one!” ;-)
But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.~Matthew 24:36
Actually, you and I are pretty much in agreement on this with the exception that I do feel that humans need a bit of stability in their lives - ALL humans. All people handle change differently and some do better than others. I personally love it. I’m 57 and am about to enter my “fourth” unique lifetime.
That said, it can reach a tipping point. I use a dramatic example to illustrate: Imagine that the political, cultural and technological changes we witnessed in the last 100 years happened in, say, ten. Few, if any, could cope. This is where we are actually headed right now.
Also, I believe we are very, VERY close to unlocking the key to immortality. I firmly believe God will not allow that to happen. I have always followed the cutting edge of technology and loved it. I used to say that it is a double edged sword. The discovery of the atom gave us the atom bomb, and nuclear power. But it wasn’t until my late 30’s that I put any serious thought into the negative connotations of tech. I’ve learned to consider it thoughtfully now. We have reached a point where our knowledge really is exploding exponentially. As the Bible says, knowledge will increase greatly in the end just before Jesus’ return. I think we are about there.
And no, I am not the equivalent of a person born in 1890 witnessing man walking on the moon, or the person that says the atom bomb will bring on the end of the world. Sometimes it is not merely a “relative” thing. We are on the cusp of understanding our physical laws to the point that we will be able to manipulate matter efficiently. That, coupled with the immortality thing is one of the reasons I think the Lord will return soon.
And I haven’t even touched on all the other reasons. ;-)