But the 747 was good enough and collectively we really didn't need to go supersonic or into orbit (or at least, most of the world couldn't afford it)
The article makes the pivot that web technology is no different -- that there might not be a supersonic quantum AI coming down the pipeline, that the tech we have now might be pretty much as good as it gets. Makes me feel less guilty about wanting to use old reliable tools and not follow the hype around smart contracts and adversarial agents. A relational database with some CGI scripts is going to be just as useful in 100 years as it is today.
[0] https://idlewords.com/talks/web_design_first_100_years.htm
??? Surely you mean the A380 there! :-)
That hump isn't just physically ugly, it's socially ugly as well. It is where the elites congregate. Anything that diminishes their status relative to our own is a good thing.
(The lounge dates to before business class existed. That said, modern international business class is more comfortable in most ways than first class was at the time.)