John_Maxwell_IV comments on Disappointment in the Future - Less Wrong

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 31 January 2013 05:30:25AM 1 point [-]

Now, just to be clear, I don't want you to look at all that and think, "Gee, the future goes more slowly than expected - technological progress must be naturally slow."

Actually, that looks like a reasonable assessment from a few years later, given that more of these things do appear to be coming about.