From the article: "What does this portend for our well-being over the next half century? Has technological progress slowed for good?" Yes -- but is that a prob

From the article: "What does this portend for our well-being over the next half century? Has technological progress slowed for good?" Yes -- but is that a problem? Technology naturally reaches plateaus from time to time; at present, we're on such a plateau, able to catch our breath and more fully deploy our ideas before whatever it is that comes next. Africa has skyscrapers now; who cares if we don't have jetpacks?