Some theories: 1. It's easier to land someone on the moon than to do something long-term like a base. The switch from impressive one offs to less impressive sl

Some theories: 1. It's easier to land someone on the moon than to do something long-term like a base. The switch from impressive one offs to less impressive slow, big projects is going to lead to an impression of stagnation. 2. They do exist! Just look at the COVID vaccine. We went from disease to vaccine in under a year. 3. We've had a lot more monopolies, and monopolies make there be less of an incentive to innovate. When there are multiple companies, they spur innovation. 4. You might be interested in this read from Aeon: https://aeon.co/essays/has-progress-in-science-and-technology-come-to-a-halt https://aeon.co/essays/has-progress-in-science-and-technolog....