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> The same could be said of the Internet when it was first invented. I see this repeated often, but it doesn’t seem remotely true. Look back to Englebart and
by zepto 6y ago
> The same could be said of the Internet when it was first invented.
I see this repeated often, but it doesn’t seem remotely true.
Look back to Englebart and the work done at Parc. The applications were very clear.
- nwah1 6y agoPeople were using the internet for useful things from pretty much day 1, and technology adoption curves have only compressed over time. It may have took a decade or two for the internet to become popular, but it only took a few years for smartphones to become popular, or social media, or for ridesharing to usurp the taxi industry.