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Anon thinks about human history (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Technological progress is exponential.

[–] sinkingship@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think that's true for only a planet with indefinite resources. We haven't really hit many caps yet, but I believe things will start to slow down within a lifetime.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

We're also, in my view, hitting the limits of what certain technologies can do. Internal combustion engines, for example, are near the limit of what they can do as far as efficiency is concerned. We're also bumping into the limits as far as semiconductors are concerned.

There's also diminishing returns with trying to wring out the very last piece of efficiency from a system, so yes, I do think we're going to see a plateau in terms of technological progress, at least in some areas.