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Underestimating competition is never a good idea, especially publicly like this. Horse carriage drivers also laughed about automobiles... initially
by dmitrygr 9y ago
Underestimating competition is never a good idea, especially publicly like this. Horse carriage drivers also laughed about automobiles... initially
- IntronExon 9y agoThe early automobiles were a joke, so they called it like they saw it. You can hardly blame people for not seeing where it would lead, often beyond their professional lives. Take for contrast the reaction of French factory workers when automated textile production started to come online, or cabbies when automated fare metering hit.