Re:You Will Lose Your Job to a Robot and Sooner Than You Think
by peterwwillis on Monday November 06, 2017 @11:49AM
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Those examples support my point. Not only did we have more advanced technology then, we were able to achieve superior technology in a decade or less, when we felt like it, and the rest of the time we didn't focus on advancement at all. Just because we can achieve it has absolutely nothing to do with whether we will or not.
I'm still waiting on my flying car.
Re:You Will Lose Your Job to a Robot and Sooner Than You Think
by Piskvorrr on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @07:16AM
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The Moon Race was a thinly veiled ICBM race - and in military research, cost is rarely a concern. With this type of warfare no longer a major concern came SALT, SALT II, bean-counting, and the end of this line of development.
Re:You Will Lose Your Job to a Robot and Sooner Than You Think
by Gustomaximus on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @08:31AM
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> Not only did we have more advanced technology then
Any examples?
Really? Gains have been massive since the 70's. Today the goalposts are comfort and cost efficiency. So we're not getting the more sexy speed advancements the jet engine brought us. But cost, comfort, safety have all improved massively. And last year we even ha a solar plane fly around the world. Self landing space rockets. Flying wings. Drones. I feel your ignoring much beyond going supersonic.