> We have seen decades of general stagnation compared to decades of new inventions and growth before that. I strongly disagree with this premise. We've seen a

> We have seen decades of general stagnation compared to decades of new inventions and growth before that. I strongly disagree with this premise. We've seen a huge amount of refinement and polish in existing areas. You can't call that stagnation. It is less visible, but still a huge amount of value created. > "But how much can be attributed to the culture of being nice, getting along, not rocking the boat, undermining people, etc?" How many jerks are hailed as geniuses because they are good at presenting the work of others well? How many because they outright stole other people's work?