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I once read that on the 80s it was believed that female runners would soon outpace male runners because the trend line for them was moving up so fast. This turn
by AlexandrB 2y ago
I once read that on the 80s it was believed that female runners would soon outpace male runners because the trend line for them was moving up so fast. This turned out not to be the case because the curve wasn't exponential but "S" shaped - the female runners eventually plateaued. It's easy to assume that exponential growth will continue indefinitely but it's rarely the case that this is true.
- njarboe 2y agoAgreed, but when will the exponential bend over. Moore's law went on for a long time, industrial revolution, population growth. Very hard to know in advance.
- automatic6131 2y agoWow, I didn't expect this to be true (that anyone believed that) BUT https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/07/science/2-experts-say-women-who-run-may-overtake-men.html https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/07/science/2-experts-say-wom... But it was just two people and they were criticized by peers for being space cadets at the time. There are always some people ready to make a fool of themselves for recognition, perhaps.