Comment by metalliqaz

Moore's law is essentially tracking the transistor density on silicon. We may be pushing up against physics in that area, but that is not the same thing as processing power. Our systems grow ever more complex. Each generation enables new tools that enable the creation of the next. When Moore's law finally crashes and burns, we will compensate using other technologies. Multicore and multiprocessing, shifting work to the cloud, advanced materials, etc. Hell, even quantum could take off in the next decade or two. I see no reason whatsoever to believe that we just give up and rest once we've reached the limits of silicon transistors.