Right, I can see where this idea comes from. On the other hand, if we look at the things in factual terms, pretty huge (even by today standards) undertakings we

Right, I can see where this idea comes from. On the other hand, if we look at the things in factual terms, pretty huge (even by today standards) undertakings were done in the times of rolodex and rotary phone. Bloody combined arms wars were fought and won on several theatres simultaneously over the globe in less time than U.S. involvement in Iraq. People got sent to the the Moon on a relatively short notice. The 747, which is still one of the most complex planes around by 2017 standard, took 3 years from concept to the maiden flight. If we take any of the past achievements today, would you intuitively expect it to take longer nowadays? Take the 747 again: do increased friction, bugs in logistic software and Slack downtimes really offset productivity boost from model-based structural engineering CAD packages? So I see how this idea might come up at a lunch discussion, but kindof sceptical to taking it at face value.