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I got my first computer twenty years ago, in 1995. The monitor was so freaking huge it took up the entire desk, and was very heavy. Today I have a small two pound slate of glass that does everything - news, Facebook, movies, books, skype.... And it runs two days without a single charge. My daughter has a cell phone that has more computing power than the computers that took us to the moon.
I have a car made in 1990. The differences in technology in cars since 1990 is staggering - Things we don't even notice. On my truck I still use keys to unlock the doors, but with my Jeep I never have to take my keys out of the my pocket. My truck has a cassette player in it; My Jeep has GPS and satellite radio and uses an Internet connection to download music. This morning during my run I came across a Chevy Volt. I couldn't hear it sitting at the light, and couldn't hear it as it drove past me. We have electric cars now that make no noise. Give it a few years and we'll have cars that drive themselves - they already have them on the road.
When I was a kid I used to use an encyclopedia to learn. Now I can look up any stat instantly no matter where I am.
Human progress hasn't stalled at all. It's moving forward in leaps and bounds.
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