Progress
Oct 21, 2024
For quite a long time we have been living in a world where technological progress is almost entirely associated with progress in IT: the world of computers, the internet, mobile apps, machine learning, telecommunications.
But technology is far more than just IT. Mining, construction, energy infrastructure, mechanical engineering, engineering systems, medicine, and many other fields are all technology, and progress in them has, unfortunately, genuinely slowed, more in some places and less in others.
One could speculate about the reasons for this slowdown. Was the rivalry between the US and the USSR, for example, an engine of progress? And is a multipolar world, in this sense, a positive that we don’t talk about? That probably deserves a separate note.
The example of the “caught” Super Heavy booster shows two things once again:
- Technology doesn’t develop on its own; it is the result of hard work
- People are capable of achieving the highest goals they set for themselves
This success reminds us of the importance of ambitious projects in various areas of engineering. Breakthroughs in controlled thermonuclear fusion, quantum computing, or bioengineering could change the world no less radically than the arrival of the internet.
Thanks to them for the reminder. We absolutely need technology to be more than just a symbol of IT.
Originally posted in Russian on my telegram. This is a translation.