tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post2750167649672689706..comments2024-03-27T21:43:02.451-04:00Comments on NEW SAVANNA: Why has progress slowed down?Bill Benzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-4150015613471216062014-12-05T12:00:57.966-05:002014-12-05T12:00:57.966-05:00I agree, science and technology really start to de...I agree, science and technology really start to develop at pace when society became increasingly fragmented and detached. Social blindness, greed and the self interest of particular developing social classes may rather than hinder be a motivating factor in its development.<br /><br />Social consequences evident within our cultures and within education systems.Jebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-87017527235150379322014-12-04T15:37:17.174-05:002014-12-04T15:37:17.174-05:00There's no lack of short-sightedness and greed...There's no lack of short-sightedness and greed, Mike. But there are areas where folks are just spinning their wheels and I don't think lack of investment has anything to do with it. I'm thinking of the fine arts, and also of literary criticism or, for that matter, linguistics. Those areas are just spinning their wheels and more money won't help. In literary theory and related Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-47902171105834607802014-12-04T14:49:27.045-05:002014-12-04T14:49:27.045-05:00My suspicion is less that progress has slowed/stop...My suspicion is less that progress has slowed/stopped because of an inherent limit, than that it has done so due to concentration of wealth & power into the hands of a small few, and their stunted prioritization of development. Hugely progressive advancements are possible in many areas, but they are either suppressed or ignored by the leviathans of capitalism.<br /><br />Pharma companies willmik3caphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984405049127015221noreply@blogger.com