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A progress trap is the condition we find ourselves in when human ingenuity, in pursuing progress introduces problems that it does not have the resources to solve, preventing further progress.
Avoiding the trap is possible, through nurturing and exploiting our talent for creative problem-solving.
Resilience, creativity, patience, and sacrifice all factor into the challenge of avoiding progress traps.
Avoiding the trap is possible, through nurturing and exploiting our talent for creative problem-solving.
Resilience, creativity, patience, and sacrifice all factor into the challenge of avoiding progress traps.
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