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SamGanji t1_izum39c wrote

Reply to comment by Rumianti6 in Just today someone posted a Twitter thread about Nuclear Fusion... by natepriv22

You think the progression from the beginning of the 20th century to where we are now is not exponential in the scope of human history? That's the definition of exponential.

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Apollo24_ t1_izuv39l wrote

It's not even just about the 20th century or about humans, it's the entire history of the universe.

13.8 billion years ago - the big bang

4.5 billion years ago - earth was formed

3.5 billion years ago - cellular life emerges

2.1 billion years ago - multicellular life emerges

500 million years ago - cambrian explosion

178 million years ago - first mammals appear

55 million years ago - first primates appear

1.5 million years ago - homo habilis

200 thousand years ago - homo sapiens

70 thousand years ago - cognitive revolution

12 thousand years ago - neolithic revolution

500 years ago - scientific revolution

200 years ago - first industrial revolution

100 years ago - second industrial revolution

50 years ago - third indusrial revolution

Next up - fourth industrial revolution (AI revolution)

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