In truth, I expect many respondents believe that the trajectory for such things is slowing down massively as we speak. [We do appear to have passed an inflection point toward slowing down]. There are good technological reasons for this belief, and we would need extremely advance technologies we have no current concept of to reach even a small fraction of that far. Now, that has always worked before, but it is quite understandable not to expect it to continue.
Believing extrapolations of trends have the status of law is very dangerous, but very tempting.
In truth, I expect many respondents believe that the trajectory for such things is slowing down massively as we speak. [We do appear to have passed an inflection point toward slowing down]. There are good technological reasons for this belief, and we would need extremely advance technologies we have no current concept of to reach even a small fraction of that far. Now, that has always worked before, but it is quite understandable not to expect it to continue.
Believing extrapolations of trends have the status of law is very dangerous, but very tempting.