Progress studies became a field one year before progress itself became controversial

peterwildeford · x · 2026-08-22

Peter Wildeford quotes a post mocking how "progress studies" became a field literally one year before the whole thing became nearly irrelevant. He adds his own jab at the whiplash: Twitter in 2019 said progress was too slow and demanded speed-up, while Twitter in 2026 says progress is too fast and demands slow-down.

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Progress studies became a field one year before progress itself became controversial

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