I agree there’s been a lot of scientific progress, and real GDP per capita, which is maybe the most canonical single metric, continues to rise steadily.
But yeah, I think that this feels underwhelming to people compared to earlier qualitative changes. I think this is some combination of them noting that tech advances affect their lives less, and the tech advances feeling more opaque.
I agree there’s been a lot of scientific progress, and real GDP per capita, which is maybe the most canonical single metric, continues to rise steadily.
But yeah, I think that this feels underwhelming to people compared to earlier qualitative changes. I think this is some combination of them noting that tech advances affect their lives less, and the tech advances feeling more opaque.