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I just think people are too much in a hurry with results. With these things, the lag between discovery to commercial viability is decades, not months...

• junon 6y ago
  That's not really the argument though. I would wager GP is more lamenting the writing style and "hype" surrounding certain tech, which causes widespread misinformation in the longer term, instead of reporting accurately and keeping scientific literature concise and accurate.
  • skc 6y ago
    It's also very unnecessary. I always wonder who the intended audience of this sort of reporting on scientific breakthroughs is.
    • aww_dang 6y ago
      Anyone who will click on or share the article?
    • junon 6y ago
      Followers of r/futurology, for one.
• Zenst 6y ago
  Agreed and flying cars taught me this over several decades, as they have many others if they think about it. The valley between in the lab/prototype and commercial viable/practical is long and wide in some science.
• yortpyperty 6y ago
  Agreed, it's the quick growth mentality that doesn't apply to things like fundamental science.