“Some of the people who have written the most detailed pieces about “innovation stagnation” seem to believe something like the “golden age” hypothesis—but they seem to say so only in interviews and casual discussions, not their main works.”
Just fyi—You mention Peter Thiel in a footnote here. It’s been a while since I read it but iirc Peter Thiel describes something you might consider a version of the golden age hypothesis in a bit of dusk in the “You are not a lottery ticket” chapter of zero to one.
“Some of the people who have written the most detailed pieces about “innovation stagnation” seem to believe something like the “golden age” hypothesis—but they seem to say so only in interviews and casual discussions, not their main works.”
Just fyi—You mention Peter Thiel in a footnote here. It’s been a while since I read it but iirc Peter Thiel describes something you might consider a version of the golden age hypothesis in a bit of dusk in the “You are not a lottery ticket” chapter of zero to one.