Nelson is a good example to keep in mind of the headwinds against "Crazy New Ideas" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27061789 https://news.ycombinator.com/

Nelson is a good example to keep in mind of the headwinds against "Crazy New Ideas" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27061789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27061789 on the front page now). Be one of the first in the world with a historically great idea, bet your career on it, and you still may not end up with much credit. (I'm not claiming he deserves all of the credit.) http://habitatchronicles.com/2004/04/you-cant-tell-people-anything/ http://habitatchronicles.com/2004/04/you-cant-tell-people-an... gives a taste of what it was like before the web to try to explain the potential.