Submitted by Raudaschl t3_y7xj71 in Futurology
I thought this community might appreciate this and would help provide feedback.
It recently came to my attention that the number of novel, combinational and original US patents have been decreasing rapidly since the 1970s, and now refinements now make up most patent filings.
Also, around the 1970s, we saw a slowdown in global growth GDP (real GDP), crop yields per acre and a rising infrastructure cost to build the same things we were building decades ago.
I've not seen these topics discussed much and especially not together.
I've summarised my findings in this blog post - https://uxdesign.cc/innovation-is-slowing-down-5489b282d111
I would appreciate any thoughts from this community and what this could mean for our future.
superduperman6 t1_isyftna wrote
Innovation is not slowing down. Ever heard of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) or exosomes for example? Hell some scientists are saying they can take the biological clock of a cell and reverse it, age reversal, this could be the way to immortality. Umbilical cord MSC can literally cure congestive heart failure. Go on spotify and watch the Joe Rogan episode where he interviews Mel Gibson. Umbilical cord MSCs will revolutionize modern medicine. We have prototypes of quantum computers now. AI will be self aware in less than 20 years. Androids will be a reality by 2050. There will be a colony on Mars by 2035 thanks to Elon Musk, go on youtube and search SpaceX starship rocket.
Joe Rogan is how I first learned about umbilical cord MSCs, watch his interview of Mel Gibson. There are over 100 clinical trials in the USA going on using umbilical cord MSCs. Did I mention that people will be living on Mars by 2035 thanks to Elon Musk, have you seen the new Starship rocket Elon built in Texas? Starship is the world's first fully reusable rocket and it's also the tallest rocket ever built, it's also the most powerful rocket ever built.