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I enjoyed reading the article. And I have given up trying to convince, because there is no point. And because I've lived through this a couple of times in my life.
Like in the mid-90s, when I was trying to explain to my 20-something friends who first touched a computer at the university, about the usefulness of email and the amazing world of the Internet ahead of us. Or when I was trying to build WAP applications in the early 2000s and dreaming about location-enabled services on phones with a browser, while my potential clients relied on fax machines. Or in the second part of the 90s, when I was the internal joke in a company that relied on DEC Unix, Solaris and SCO, and preached Open Source and Linux. Same thing later, with blogs, podcasts, social media. (cont.) 2 replies
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There is a very specific type of person that is interested in using things before they are ready, with the promise of something in the future. It takes time, effort, sometimes money, and there is no guarantee your effort is even worth it. They are called early adopters, investors, etc. depending on what they put in this effort.
There are also these that take advantage of the opportunity while there are still no laws, social norms and guards. Scams, drugs, porn, gambling, etc. have such a high return that's worth the risk and the effort, even in the very early stages of a technology.
The rest of the people, just wait for it to be ready. And when the offering is clear, mature and affordable, they consider it. 0 reply
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