>Citation needed The Rise and Fall of American Growth’ by Robert J. Gordon, an entire book of empirical data on the slowdown of both technological progress and

>Citation needed The Rise and Fall of American Growth’ by Robert J. Gordon, an entire book of empirical data on the slowdown of both technological progress and economic growth (in the United States in particular, but applies in much of the developed world). Or if you want a more plain point, the public R&D spending is at a 60 year low and has fallen from 13% in 1960 to less than 3% today, in the US.[1] >Honestly I don't see much difference between this and kids saying they want to be YouTubers or pop stars. They're famous, kids like that kind of thing The difference is that these preferences have changed, and interest in the sciences is in relative decline[2]. Interest in the sciences among children is falling. [1] https://www.aei.org/economics/us-federal-research-spending-is-at-a-60-year-low-should-we-be-concerned/ https://www.aei.org/economics/us-federal-research-spending-i... [2]https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/childrens-interest-in-stem-subjects-is-in-decline-iet-research-shows/ https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/childrens-interest-...