Yes, there are multiple versions out there. You undoubtedly read an abridged edition of some kind the first time around. Probably a children's edition, if you were in third or fourth grade.

Yeah, I know that. People will still adapt. That's what our species does: it adapts rapidly to dramatic changes in its environment.

I'm kinda old and this is just how people react when new technology comes along or when technology spurs a major change in the way we do things. I've seen it a few times now throughout my life.

People will chill out as they adapt to the new reality.