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By greatest invention I mean something that had big and positive influence.

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[–] Hexorg@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Good point! I wonder if we’re spoiled by computer invention though. Would be interesting to compare preWW2 invention rates and now. I suspect computers just made everything else easier, but now we’re back to hard problems

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Agreed. These are genuinely difficult problems that aren't going to get solved by our current crop of silicon valley "geniuses".