Guilherme Silva

1924 days ago

the fate of Concorde should also remind us that the nonrenewable resources that allow for things like smartphones and laptops could eventually become so expensive or destructive that we will be forced once again to regress—to drag our rotary-dial desk phones out of attics and basements and re-adjust to a slower way of life

The Concorde and the Lost Glories of Commercial Air Travel

newyorker.com

The progress of technology can seem inexorable—a kind of unstoppable lunge. It’s curious, then, to consider the trajectory of Concorde, the first (and last) supersonic passenger airplane.