# Human Progress Is Really About One Thing: Speed

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Podcast: [Society Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/society-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365655)
Published: 2026-05-19T16:01:10+00:00
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/human-progress-is-really-about-one-thing-speed . From the wheel to AI chips, this article explores human progress as a centuries-long pursuit of faster information transfer. Check more stories related to society at: https://hackernoon.com/c/society . You can also check exclusive content about #simulation-theory , #information-transfer , #ai-infrastructure , #semiconductor-technology , #computational-physics , #network-theory , #a-history-of-human-progress , #hackernoon-top-story , and more. This story was written by: @jakewatermelon . Learn more about this writer by checking @jakewatermelon's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Throughout history, humanity’s primary drive has been the relentless acceleration of moving people, goods, and data to collapse the distance between thought and reality. This constant pursuit of speed, from the invention of the wheel to atomic-level computing, suggests that we are living in a massive information system where technology is eventually destined to transcend physical limits entirely.

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