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Re:Do we need a better understanding of 'progress'? by tuxie_ on Saturday June 18, 2022 @03:32AM (#31787936)
> No more low-hanging fruit

> Genetic engineering is in its infancy. Quantum computing and fusion are on the horizon. Neural brain links...

Well if anything none of those examples you gave sound like low-hanging fruit.

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Re:Do we need a better understanding of 'progress'? by depereo on Saturday June 18, 2022 @05:07AM (#31788354)
new technologies unlock newly realized low hanging fruits - what counts as 'low hanging' is based on current capability.
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Re:Do we need a better understanding of 'progress'? by SyzygistSix on Saturday June 18, 2022 @07:34AM (#31788945)
They very well might look like they were the low-hanging fruit in the future.
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Re:Do we need a better understanding of 'progress'? by bergenty on Saturday June 18, 2022 @01:24PM (#31791882)
When something is in its infancy, there are a lot of low hanging fruit.
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