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user-inactivated · 3844 days ago · link · · parent · post: Some of our greatest cultural and technological achievements took place between 1945 and 1971. Why has progress stalled?
Let me rephrase - if you were to devil's advocate against your own argument, what examples would you use to prove that progress has stalled? One point in the Aeon article is that on the surface, a lot of technologies fundamental to the 20th century are about the same as they always were. Cars, planes, tv, radio -- all radically improved, but without the "paradigm shift" factor. Even more basic stuff, lifestyle stuff, furniture, appliances, homes.