Re: Summary re: Rate of change

From: Philip Goetz (philgoetz@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Feb 16 2006 - 09:50:05 MST


> In order to argue for exponential advancement of technology -
> let us say, a doubling of output every decade -
> you would have to claim that there was 10 times as much change
> between 1970 and 2006, as between 1934 and 1970,
> and 100 times as much change as between 1888 and 1934.

That should say 1898. Argument is still valid.

- Phil



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