Why did technology take so long to advance?

[MMS]

go back to the original question.
we are advancing faster now than we did before....that is what we are talking about.

do you agree that humanity is advancing faster now than we ever have?

we arent in the grand scheme of overall tech

communication has exponentially improved

computers which have only been commercially available for the last 40 or so years have exponentially improved

but most factory processes and the science behind them have long been in rotation for years.

which is my point that overall tech isnt growing exponentially

as i said before, you miss the big picture and want to assume these "new" processes influence the world as much as things as simple as hunting and gathering. you discount something just because its simple, but fail to see my point. The impact isnt there. The so called "advances" are in niche places and you want to paint a picture that its the same for everything, which just isnt true. As an engineering major i study these things. I would be the first to defend it, but you are wrong

 

[The_Sheff]

Religion was a major factor.

Many people in the fields of science and engineering were executed if their findings didnt go along with what the church was saying. Many people were killed for merely suggesting the Earth revolved around the Sun. In 200 years when stem cell research leads to cures for many ailments people will ask what took so long to get to that point and once again religion will be the answer.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

we arent in the grand scheme of overall tech

communication has exponentially improved

computers which have only been commercially available for the last 40 or so years have exponentially improved

but most factory processes and the science behind them have long been in rotation for years.

which is my point that overall tech isnt growing exponentially

as i said before, you miss the big picture and want to assume these "new" processes influence the world as much as things as simple as hunting and gathering. you discount something just because its simple, but fail to see my point. The impact isnt there. The so called "advances" are in niche places and you want to paint a picture that its the same for everything, which just isnt true. As an engineering major i study these things. I would be the first to defend it, but you are wrong

dude...humanity is advancing technologically faster now than it did before.

humanity will advance faster in the future than it does now.

do you agree or disagree with these statements?



i'll be happy to discuss any side issues with you after you answer this question.

 

[MMS]

i already said no 3 different times

ive posted questions where you can prove that overall tech has improved and youve deflected

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

i already said no 3 different times

ive posted questions where you can prove that overall tech has improved and youve deflected

tech improves all the time. why would i even need to respond to you questioning that? are you honestly gonna tell me that tech is not improving as time marches forward?

records --> 8 tracks --> cassettes --> CD's -->

dying from an infection --> penicillin --> heart transplant --> genetic manipulation

walking around ---> driving ---> flying ---> space


i don't know how much simpler i can break it down for you.

 

[MMS]

many of those technologies have existed since the beginning or before the 20th century

lol @ genetic manipulation, sorry no cure for autism yet

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

dude...humanity is advancing technologically faster now than it did before.

humanity will advance faster in the future than it does now.

do you agree or disagree with these statements?



i'll be happy to discuss any side issues with you after you answer this question.

this is the core of the discussion.
answer the question and we can go from there.

 

[MMS]

this is the core of the discussion.
answer the question and we can go from there.

how many times i gotta say no you doofy fukk

you trying to lump technology you have now and accredit it to recently when shyt has been around for years

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

how many times i gotta say no you doofy fukk

you trying to lump technology you have now and accredit it to recently when shyt has been around for years

so you are telling me that tech was advancing at the same rate it is today as it was 100 years ago...500 years ago...1000 years ago.


you are telling me that humans are not making bigger leaps every generation?


i've been keeping in on the intellectual tip up to this point but you have crossed the line one too many times so i'm gonna just shyt all over you.

Wright brothers first flight, December 17, 1903
First man on Moon, July 20, 1969


we went from getting off the ground to the moon in 63 years....that is the product of exponential technological growth.

you wanna talk about the technological advancements that came from the space program...nah. you wanna talk about how i'm autistic.

take your L and keep it moving.
you aint built for big boy talk.

 

[MMS]

First man on Moon, July 20, 1969

you sell t-shirts and went to an online university so this doesnt surprise me

star wars isnt real life

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

First man on Moon, July 20, 1969

you sell t-shirts and went to an online university so this doesnt surprise me

star wars isnt real life

i'm disappointed by you response but not surprised.
i hope you come away from this discussion a better poster.

 

[MMS]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt

you know nothing of what you speak of like many other people who assume to know anything

No astronaut has passed that belt for obvious reasons if you understood radiation exposure

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Van Allen radiation belt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

you know nothing of what you speak of like many other people who assume to know anything

No astronaut has passed that belt for obvious reasons if you understood radiation exposure

your link don't work....and i do know what the Van Allen radiation belt is.
traveling through it is potentially hazardous but astronauts went through it very quickly. it was like getting an x-ray at the dentist.

x-rays are dangerous if exposed for long periods of time...same for the Vav Allen belt.




come again.

 

[MMS]

rofl @ going through it very quickly, lmao @ xrays being what you should be worried about

as a radiation safety officer i know how strong it really is
http://www.pimahealth.org/emergency/dmat/dmat_radiationchart.pdf

theres a reason no other country has attempted to pass it with a person, couldnt tell you how many chimps died just from ionizing radiation

but you keep believing everything you hear

stop speaking about things you clearly have no clue about, it takes 1000rem to kill a man, the van allen belt will give you more than 2500 before you pass through it

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

technology is advancing faster as time goes by.

you cannot refute this fact....