Thanks for the tip. I have now downloaded it.*
 Previous Message the thesis is that the inventions that occurred between 1870-1970 were truly revolutionary to how humans live their lives and unlocked huge amounts of productivity and human capital, whereas the inventions after 1970 are just incremental improvements. he uses examples like the "networked home" with gas, power, and water; germ theory of disease that improved life spans; automobile which unlocked travel for rural Americans in a time when most Americans lived on farms, etc. basically the argument you are making. if you lived from 1900-1926 and you home was "networked" that was a transformative improvement to your life vs the cell phone. it also unlocked huge economic growth relative to today. Previous Message iPod - iPod touch - iphone So when it’s every year it’s just like oh yeah it does that now. Cool. Previous Message Previous Message
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 You wake up after being in a coma for exactly 10 years. In what year would you be most surprised by - doubledown May 1, 2026, 11:06:13
- Start the coma the day before or after the 2016 election, learn Trump is still Presidnet* - ECEIllinois May 1, 2026, 19:32:48
- Enter coma the day before the Chicxulub meteor strike* - timmer May 1, 2026, 12:50:50
- someone just finished watching hard to kill* - lcubed May 1, 2026, 12:44:57
- I think 1968 would be a hell of a shock for someone who went dark in the Eisenhower years * - larue33 May 1, 2026, 11:56:53
- August 1939 to August 1949 would be a good one - illiniranger May 1, 2026, 11:52:08
- 1909ish - illiniranger May 1, 2026, 11:31:56
- Agree. I always think of our great grandfather, born just after the Civil War to a - LeatherneckIllini May 1, 2026, 12:51:42
- Moreover, Victorian dress disappeared. Women are practically naked AND WORKING JOBS.* - complainant May 1, 2026, 12:04:40
- Hell you didn’t even mention the proliferation of cars.* - Carl Spackler May 1, 2026, 11:57:58
- Guess I read the prompt wrong. Go into the coma in 1909 * - illiniranger May 1, 2026, 11:32:39
- If you’re in Europe/North America, 1919.* - DT May 1, 2026, 11:28:56
- anywhere from 2022-now is pretty close to the top of the list - VIV May 1, 2026, 11:14:23
- Coma starts in 1933, you wake up in 1943. - JFG May 1, 2026, 11:14:01
- 2011. Smart phones, wireless internet, streaming TV, HD flatscreens, 2 wars (2 less WTC towers), - Chuck Woodaby May 1, 2026, 11:13:47
- Yeah, I think going under on 9/10/2001 is the winner for years I have lived through.* - Warrin'_Illini May 1, 2026, 12:25:04
- TWO WARS?!* - Sammich May 1, 2026, 11:26:27
- fewer
 - IlliniSax05 May 1, 2026, 11:17:21
- it's crazy how it didn't feel that drastic to live through (aside from 9/11, of course)* - VIV May 1, 2026, 11:15:29
- some time before June 2025 - Sammich May 1, 2026, 11:09:09
- Wait... Trump is in office?... carry the 1... the math isn't mathing.* - uofi1998 May 1, 2026, 11:07:05
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