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It's a big mystery for me how the things went down since seventies. I think the first signs of not decline, but I'd say "wind down" were quite apparent in eigh

It's a big mystery for me how the things went down since seventies. I think the first signs of not decline, but I'd say "wind down" were quite apparent in eighties already.

FabHK 5y ago
> It's a big mystery for me how the things went down since seventies. There is a insightful (if a bit messy, and occasionally wrong) book that purports to answer that question: Where is my flying car?: A memoir of future past, by J. Storrs Hall. [1] In that author's view, it boils down to * a levelling off of energy consumption per capita, that previously had doubled every 10 years. (In particular, the author laments the dearth of advanced nuclear power, which would be good for the economy and the climate.) * increasing regulation and risk aversion. * as well as “centralized funding streams”, “bureaucratic inertia,” “cultural malaise and indifference”. [1] Reviews: https://rootsofprogress.org/where-is-my-flying-car https://rootsofprogress.org/where-is-my-flying-car https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/09/where-is-my-flying-car-a-memoir-of-future-past-by-j-storrs-hall.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/09/wh... https://jakeseliger.com/2020/12/28/where-is-my-flying-car-a-memoir-of-future-past-j-storrs-hall/ https://jakeseliger.com/2020/12/28/where-is-my-flying-car-a-...
ekianjo 5y ago
Oh you had smartphones and the web in the 70s ?
- baybal2 5y ago
  They would've indeed been outright sci-fi with a time set for few centuries in the future. Now we have them, and don't much give a damn how sci-fi the semi industry became. Concordes on other sides were a cult icon even when they were flying. People were saving money to "fly on a Concorde once in a lifetime"
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  - ekianjo 5y ago
    Concordes lost to first class and business class which were massively better in terms of comfort. Flying Concorde was like sitting in Economy.

It's a big mystery for me how the things went down since seventies. I think the first signs of not decline, but I'd say "wind down" were quite apparent in eighties already.

FabHK 5y ago

> It's a big mystery for me how the things went down since seventies. There is a insightful (if a bit messy, and occasionally wrong) book that purports to answer that question: Where is my flying car?: A memoir of future past, by J. Storrs Hall. [1] In that author's view, it boils down to * a levelling off of energy consumption per capita, that previously had doubled every 10 years. (In particular, the author laments the dearth of advanced nuclear power, which would be good for the economy and the climate.) * increasing regulation and risk aversion. * as well as “centralized funding streams”, “bureaucratic inertia,” “cultural malaise and indifference”. [1] Reviews: https://rootsofprogress.org/where-is-my-flying-car https://rootsofprogress.org/where-is-my-flying-car https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/09/where-is-my-flying-car-a-memoir-of-future-past-by-j-storrs-hall.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/09/wh... https://jakeseliger.com/2020/12/28/where-is-my-flying-car-a-memoir-of-future-past-j-storrs-hall/ https://jakeseliger.com/2020/12/28/where-is-my-flying-car-a-...

ekianjo 5y ago

Oh you had smartphones and the web in the 70s ?

baybal2 5y ago
They would've indeed been outright sci-fi with a time set for few centuries in the future. Now we have them, and don't much give a damn how sci-fi the semi industry became. Concordes on other sides were a cult icon even when they were flying. People were saving money to "fly on a Concorde once in a lifetime"
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- ekianjo 5y ago
  Concordes lost to first class and business class which were massively better in terms of comfort. Flying Concorde was like sitting in Economy.