But don’t you have to have the conditions laid out in the Constitution to get create the underpinnings that allow great inventions and technology leaps forward? Allowing for financial incentives as well.
Bkmk
Technological development works according to its own logic. If x change works better, everyone will adopt it, due to the competitive advantages it brings.
It is almost (there’s your out I guess) a phenomenon outside of human control. The rate of change may be moderated by other factors, but these may not be apparent or correctly identified to the humans in charge.