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Our most unrealistic assumption was that when presented with really good ideas most people will most definitely learn and use them to make progress. In reality,
by alankay1 10y ago
Our most unrealistic assumption was that when presented with really good ideas most people will most definitely learn and use them to make progress. In reality, only a tiny percentage can do this, and it is an enormous amount of work to deal with the norms.
- mathattack 10y agoVery insightful. There's a large gap between the intellectually curious early adopters and the majority in the middle. I just recall how long people were still auto-paying AOL when better options were available. :-) Thanks again!
- alankay1 10y agoAnd, early adopters will often adopt poor ideas -- they are mostly just early.