"Yet, the ban is not unrelated to economic stagnation. To borrow a term from Ross Douthat, there is something decadent about putting a complete halt to the development of a key technology simply because a few otherwise harmless sonic booms might annoy a vocal minority. With boom-shaping technology we know is possible, a tiny vocal minority. The cultural forces that led to and sustain the ban have certainly halted other progress."
Straight from the Silicon Valley comedy show. Next: "Why sonic booms are actually a good thing."
Noise leads to health problems and should be outlawed.
Straight from the Silicon Valley comedy show. Next: "Why sonic booms are actually a good thing."
Noise leads to health problems and should be outlawed.