Excellent article! Of course it's somewhat superficial because the details are probably eye watering complex. Do we really know what happened in the transition from vacuum tubes to transistors. I don't. But it wouldn't surprise me if there was a downside to it. There always is. There must be a rule somewhere: Progress always has hidden costs. There is never free lunch. We simply change the cost center, so to speak. I sympathize with Luddites because they see the hidden costs. But we go forward no matter what the cost. There's probably a rule about that too. Sometimes the hidden costs may impact the Doomsday Clock, pushing it forward. Progress is like that. That may explain the polarization endemic in the world today. Those that favor progress vs those who recognize the hidden costs.
Excellent article! Of course it's somewhat superficial because the details are probably eye watering complex. Do we really know what happened in the transition from vacuum tubes to transistors. I don't. But it wouldn't surprise me if there was a downside to it. There always is. There must be a rule somewhere: Progress always has hidden costs. There is never free lunch. We simply change the cost center, so to speak. I sympathize with Luddites because they see the hidden costs. But we go forward no matter what the cost. There's probably a rule about that too. Sometimes the hidden costs may impact the Doomsday Clock, pushing it forward. Progress is like that. That may explain the polarization endemic in the world today. Those that favor progress vs those who recognize the hidden costs.