You see it everywhere you look. Audio is my favorite pet example. We hit the limit of human perceptibility in the 1980s. The marketing continued to push for two more decades. Now we have a situation where the average consumer is less educated and the enthusiasts are least educated of all.
We push technical advance until it hits a cliff in returns. We will never get there. There will be no 10 million mile drivetrain in a car. There will be no multi-generational fridge. There will be no house that withstands a tornado.
Software feels like it should be different because it's "free", but really any advance beyond the cliff is a great gift and not something to take for granted.
We push technical advance until it hits a cliff in returns. We will never get there. There will be no 10 million mile drivetrain in a car. There will be no multi-generational fridge. There will be no house that withstands a tornado.
Software feels like it should be different because it's "free", but really any advance beyond the cliff is a great gift and not something to take for granted.