[johnvaluk]

I think it depends on what your definition of "We" is. As a species, the scientific progress humans have experienced in the last century is unparalleled. But the United States is falling behind because we are not doing enough socially to promote careers in STEM and health.

[dredmorbius]

STEM and heathcare training are hugely overemphasized, hence the poverty wages claimed by many such fields.

It's the delusion that market mechanisms can create sustainable socially beneficial (vs. unsustainable and. socially parasitic) business models within these domain that's the problem..