A Fascinating Visualization Of How Long It Took Americans To Adopt New Technologies From 1900 To 2019

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Tau.Neutrino said:

A Fascinating Visualization Of How Long It Took Americans To Adopt New Technologies From 1900 To 2019

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Interesting, and it ties in with primitive societies in places like Papua New Guinea, Borneo, the Amazon, Indian slums as well. There used to be villages with transistor radio but no running water or electric power in Borneo. And I have come across a village with TV but no radio or running water (solar electricity only) that was more recently deliberately primitive. Mobile phones were more popular than landlines in Jamaica when I visited 20 years ago.

Nice graph.

A little misleading perhaps, in that it does not display the improvements within a technology (e.g. huge improvement in private cars between early 50’s and early 70’s), but it does nicely dispel the “ever increasing rate of change” myth.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Nice graph.

A little misleading perhaps, in that it does not display the improvements within a technology (e.g. huge improvement in private cars between early 50’s and early 70’s), but it does nicely dispel the “ever increasing rate of change” myth.

Just had another look.

The ups and downs in car ownership were quite surprising.

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Nice graph.

A little misleading perhaps, in that it does not display the improvements within a technology (e.g. huge improvement in private cars between early 50’s and early 70’s), but it does nicely dispel the “ever increasing rate of change” myth.

Just had another look.

The ups and downs in car ownership were quite surprising.

Totally agree. The first down was during WWII, which was not at all surprising. Variations after that are harder to explain.

I could keep looking at this visualisation over and over. It’s quite relaxing.

What don’t I have? Starting at the bottom

I don’t have Ebook reader, Tablet, Cable TV or Dishwasher.
Our air conditioning is somewhat primitive. Possibly pre-1957 technology because it’s as noisy as hell.
Our cellular phones don’t have internet.
No Netflix or Google Play goes without saying.