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| quote: | Originally posted by 7-4-7
"prosper?" when something can do something else 1-1 billionth faster than the other, thats not about prosperity. This boils down to consumer competition not corporate. Consumers are told to want the next and best thing, and when you get it, you are already told that yours was all of those things, but its a long drive from Best Buy and your technology is old.
Who needs this type of pace; besides the corporations, their accountants and the Jones' who always need the next 'best'. Technology already controls our lives, and now it controls our buying habits and our finances. |
Right. Consumers want the latest 5GHz processor (for the sake of argument). Whichever corporation can effectively mass produce this 5GHz processor first at a cheaper price would be outdoing the competition. The market is driven by money (hence corporate competition - my terminology is wrong?), and we're on the same page with that. But that's not to say technology (research included) is not prospering behind all of the money and politics... the fast pace can have its benefits. In order to develop the best electronics, materials, etc., companies are forced to be exploring matter and finding new ways to manipulate matter at smaller and smaller scales. Being able to do so will allow us to tap into other areas such as medicine. A cure for cancer, I'm sure, will be welcomed by all.
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