I fear the technological progress has already dropped off a cliff. The last big things were plastic and ICs, and those have effectively been tapped out. We are

I fear the technological progress has already dropped off a cliff. The last big things were plastic and ICs, and those have effectively been tapped out. We are hitting that s curve plateau, and unless we have something like another world war (and even that may not be enough, as i do not get the impression we have anything sitting in the wing that is just lacking in funds to go massive) to open wide the purse strings i suspect there will be only a plateau from here on out.