[wilya7]

Wishing you success in achieving the Nobel Prize or other renowned accomplishments, leaving a legacy of confidence for future generations.

Internet's Effect on the World Economy Would Be No Greater Than the Fax Machine's.

--Paul Krugman

[jhbadger]

Yes, I know that quote is used to make fun of Internet nay-sayers, but I think younger people underestimate just how important fax machines were even as late as the early 2000s (and reportedly, they are still popular in Japan, where handwriting a note and faxing it is still easier than typing the characters).

[Klonoar]

It is very arguable whether they are “popular” in Japan for any reason at all other than Japan’s glacial pace of change.

[latexr]

Basically what you’re saying is “another person made a wrong prediction in the past, so your prediction about something entirely different is wrong too”.

People used that same quote when talking about NFTs, and VR, and 3D TVs, and literally every grift and failed “big idea” ever since.

That quote is not an argument, and using it is a tired technique. The only thing it signals is a blind belief in whatever the quoter thinks is good at the time.

[lm28469]

Yeah people used that quote for 3d TVs too