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> Imagine how much innovation we would have missed out on if we demanded perfection from every product over the last 60 years

Very ironic to have such a take when the very industry brought up is arguably the one that brought the most innovation of the post-war era. From metal alloys to electronics, plastics, composits, wireless transmission, precision machining, quality standards and traceability.

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I don’t consider it ironic. My opinion is that both fast paced development and careful rigorous development can produce innovation, but often of a different kind. You can have both and they don’t have to negate each other. The development pace at companies like Google have contributed to changing the world just like NASA has

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