Where did innovation go? It used to be a buzzword, but now it feels like we’ve settled for iPhone upgrades and faster service. Is it just me, or has R&D into paradigm-shifting breakthroughs slowed down?

New York correspondent for Haaretz, Israel's oldest daily

As a person in tech I could say subjectively that it has come to a crawl. And past "innovations" have done little besides creating extractive megacorps and a technofeudal class. AI is making the situation worse by increasing worker competition without passing much actual benefit to the consumer.

Working on Nosh, a decentralized delivery protocol.

Cooperatives and ownership.

I've talked to people who:ve been in tech for a few decades, feelings are similar. No numbers for you. I am wondering how one quantifies innovation and can one define and quantity _effective_ innovation.

Btw, somebody in Europe told me that it lacks the tech doom and gloom that I describe. Also anecdotal.

Thanks. This was my instinct but need to do some reading 
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