[yarg]

Perhaps we should stop redefining terms for political reasons.

The democrats rig their primaries, the republicans dance with dictators, and progressives shut down anyone they disagree with.

[danboarder]

But this article is not about progress as defined by politics or political "progressives", rather it is about actual "progress", like the invention of the wheel, electricity, etc.

It's about improvements that have led to a better quality of life for humanity.

[yarg]

You're right.

And oddly enough, as off-topic as my comment was, there's something self reinforcing about it.

The fact that my mind leapt straight to the political shows the extent to which my thought processes have reshaped around that definition.

As far as actual progress is concerned, I fear we have lost sight of the goal posts.

That pretty little supercomputer in your pocket is a lot more impressive than the one from four years ago, now go comment on a cat.

So we progress, but to where?