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Did we read the same article? I got exactly the opposite point from the article: that apps preceed infrastructure, e.g. light bulbs came before the electric gri
by TheCoelacanth 8y ago
Did we read the same article? I got exactly the opposite point from the article: that apps preceed infrastructure, e.g. light bulbs came before the electric grid and airplanes came before airports. The apps are made better by the infrastructure but are still useful without it. That infrastructure supports new apps that wouldn't be useful without the infrastructure, but the infrastructure is always built for the previous apps, not the new ones it will make possible.
- CPLX 8y agoYes I got that part. The problem is that the electric grid doesn’t come from lightbulbs. They both come from people wanting to do stuff in the dark. Airplanes and airports come from people wanting to get places faster. The whole concept of the article is still backwards, it’s still trying to rationalize why there have to be blockchain apps and infrastructure. There doesn’t.