Perception is interesting, in this case some people perceive technology relativistically. If the technology isn't growing faster than its competition then it is dying. The author is a web developer after all.
This is not limited to tech. It seems to permeate the financial world. If the curve is not showing growth, or perhaps even growing growth (figure that one out...), then it is time for the rats to jump overboard...
Could mean: the purchasing power of a dollar shrinks each year, so revenue needs to grow in order to buy the same things (e.g. developer labor) that could be purchased with last year's revenue.
