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Re:The most important scientific problems have yet to be sol... by Koshkin on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @05:35PM (#21996509)
Linear extrapolation is not always adequate. I tend to agree with GP that we may be close to a saturation point.
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Re:The most important scientific problems have yet to be sol... by ethbro on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:28PM (#21996917)
We're possibly within a few orders of magnitude of the saturation point, wielding the resources of a single planet.

Which leaves the obvious path forward...

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