I keep hoping that some of this massive brain drain trying to shave off the last ms of latency (FPGAwork, microwave towers, etc etc) will somehow translate into

I keep hoping that some of this massive brain drain trying to shave off the last ms of latency (FPGAwork, microwave towers, etc etc) will somehow translate into some advancement good for the overall society. Also, I hope the rapidly diminishing returns will stop this ridiculous arms race.