America's Shift from Technological Progress to Anti-Growth Attitudes
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Summary
The article argues that America has lost its historical commitment to technological progress and ambitious infrastructure projects, contrasting past achievements like the Panama Canal, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Apollo program with current anti-tech, anti-growth attitudes. It calls for a return to embracing technology, growth, and abundance as core American values.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledWe want abundance and progress—which is all about growth. But the dominant frame is anti-tech and anti-science, a total zero-sum mentality.
Jason Crawford's message cuts to the heart of it: progressives used to believe in progress. Teddy Roosevelt built the Panama Canal. FDR electrified the Tennessee Valley. JFK put a man on the Moon. Then something broke.
The Panama Canal wasn't just infrastructure—it was celebrated as the '13th Labor of Hercules.'
From the Panama Canal to parklet regulations—why it's time for Americans to reclaim technology, growth, and the abundance that once defined it.
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