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> As such ~1700 isn’t some clear tipping point, just the horizon before which innovation seems less relevant. GP wrote "late 1700's". He's probably referring t
by TacticalCoder 8mo ago
> As such ~1700 isn’t some clear tipping point, just the horizon before which innovation seems less relevant.
GP wrote "late 1700's". He's probably referring to the industrial revolution.
- Retric 8mo agoI’m aware, but that was a spike in industry in the English speaking world not innovation. Instead they started to innovate on things we care about today. It was largely associated with Englands colonial exploits rather than some new way of thinking. Many of the technologies and infrastructure associated with the industrial revolution don’t line up particularly neatly. The English system of locks for example started to take off roughly 100 years earlier. So sure if your taking a test someone will slap a specific date range on the Industrial Revolution, but that’s not particularly meaningful here.