19/ oh, yeah, that sounds bad - it hurts mom and pop shops reusable spaceships? don't care but that makes satellites cheap, which means you can live anywhere you want and telecomute! so it just extends work everywhere? down with capitalism sigh
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30/ TTRPG designers, SF authors, digital artists, oil painters, musicians, CAD designers, blacksmiths, editors of anthologies, furniture designers, etc. living lives that are customized and meaningful ... bc of slow steady "meh" improvements in infrastructure tech since 2000 AD.
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32/ Piston rings are better. Carbide teeth on cutting burrs are better. Bearings in tablesaws and 4" angle grinders are better. Motors are better. Windows are better. Insulation is better. Car bumpers are better. HVAC is better. Vacuum cleaners are better. Everything is
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34/ I ENTIRELY disagree. There is effectively no distinction between consumer goods and capital goods. A "big TV" is the same as a big monitor that lets a CAD guy works 4x as effectively as he could 20 years ago.https://twitter.com/marcus_drusus/status/1345107654700621829 …
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35/ A "mere phone" is a pocket supercomputer that replaces the user interface panel on any sort of robot or machine, allowing mechanics to diagnose cards, read tech manuals, etc. in the field.
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36/ A 3-d printer for printing custom minis for your Pathfinder game is exactly the same thing as a rapid prototyping tool that lets mechanical engineers design and deploy a new product in 5 months, not 24.
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37/ New metal fusion technology that lets you get a luxury $200 Shun chef's knife with stainless cladding a high carbon center that sharpens better than stainless is the same as high wear resistance bearing technology.
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After living & driving in Colorado and Florida for 40 years, flying cars are a BAD thing.
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