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> Today the average person crosses the Atlantic no faster than we did decades ago. Innovation is driven by demand, and demand for faster travel times is mainly
by gitgud 4y ago
> Today the average person crosses the Atlantic no faster than we did decades ago.
Innovation is driven by demand, and demand for faster travel times is mainly fueled by people wanting quicker business trips, not people on holidays.
Demand for business trips has waned dramatically due to the meteoric rise of video-conferencing. So businesses are spending less less time and money sending humans traveling around the world, which has had undeniable gains of productivity in businesses.
- torginus 4y agoThis is a tautological argument. Let's say computers didn't advance in the last 15 years - one could make the case they didn't get faster because they don't fundamentally do anything today they didn't do 15 years ago so we don't need them to be faster.
- pixl97 4y agoExactly my thought. Why go over the ocean in hours when I can do it in milliseconds.