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"People thought it was crazy when Google decided to connect all the world’s information" I'd love to see a citation for this. I sort of doubt, at the moment,
by jtraffic 9y ago
"People thought it was crazy when Google decided to connect all the world’s information"
I'd love to see a citation for this. I sort of doubt, at the moment, that anyone seriously said "Google is crazy for trying to connect the world's information." The implication is that I find the comparison to be a bit silly.
The self driving car comparison is more accurate but much less informative: we still don't know how it will turn out.
- passive 9y agoMaybe it's poor phrasing, and the incredulity was about Google's ability to accomplish such a goal?
- moomin 9y agoIt's actually just dumb. It's not like Google ever pioneered any endeavour. They've merely done what Altavista and Yahoo did, only better. Equally, they don't actually connect all the world's information. Just sections of it where it's profitable to do so.
- asafira 9y agoI find it less silly and more just vacuous. Virtually every new idea has people who doubt it.