The Assumption of Progress

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The Assumption of Progress

Colin Wright

Sep 27, 2022

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Brain Lenses

The Assumption of Progress

Why do we, as a species, experience periods of immense change and development, but also periods of relatively fallow innovation? Why haven't we cured all disease, fully electrified the world, and connected every human being on the planet to the internet…

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