Do you mean ‘affecting the speed of a subfield of tech is the most effective way to affect the direction of movement of the centre of gravity of our tech capabilities’? If so, I agree.
Speeding up a particular tech counts as differential tech development.
That sounds like what I mean, although I’m not quite sure what you mean by ‘centre of gravity’ in this context. But yes, this is “differential tech development” through “speeding up a particular tech.” So direction is still the the goal (just reached less directly).
Do you mean ‘affecting the speed of a subfield of tech is the most effective way to affect the direction of movement of the centre of gravity of our tech capabilities’? If so, I agree.
Speeding up a particular tech counts as differential tech development.
That sounds like what I mean, although I’m not quite sure what you mean by ‘centre of gravity’ in this context. But yes, this is “differential tech development” through “speeding up a particular tech.” So direction is still the the goal (just reached less directly).