April 2011
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theconsequenceofcondescence asked: Do you have any advice on becoming an artist?
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Ray Kurzweil, The Law of Accelerating Returns,...
An analysis of the history of technology shows that technological change is exponential, contrary to the common-sense ‘intuitive linear’ view. So we won’t experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century—it will be more like 20,000 years of progress (at today’s rate). The ‘returns,’ such as chip speed and cost-effectiveness, also increase exponentially. There’s even exponential growth in the...
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