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> By contrast between 2010 and today the progress seems pretty slow. I think you're just getting older and with more experience, it takes more to impress, whil
by throwup238 2y ago
> By contrast between 2010 and today the progress seems pretty slow.
I think you're just getting older and with more experience, it takes more to impress, while the technological progress is more and more in biotech and other high tech fields that consumers aren't exposed to as often.
I mean, we literally just had a global pandemic where the vaccine was developed in weeks and brought to market in under a year. That's nearly Star Trek levels of tech where they develop some brand new cure within an episode.
- jajko 2y agoAny sufficiently advanced tech is magic to those who don't see under the hood. Common folks thinking chatgpt is AGI for example. mRNA vaccines wasn't some sort of green field, companies just plugged new virus into products and methologies they worked on for decade(s). What made it fast was all the bureucratic red tape removed, instead of 10 years of staged trials and processes we got few months iirc and massive fingers crossed. Star trek level would be finding 100% vaccine with 0 side effects and instant cure of infected on spot, in few minutes, by single doctor/medic in tiny 1-room lab. Not yet there. Not diminishing the mammoth continuous effort of all involved here just to be clear
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- anthk 2y agoWhen patents and all the burocratic bullshit gets away because, well, virii don't give a shit on lawyers, Science skyrockets.