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> It might feel like this but it is anything but true. Prodigy was available in the early 90s and the age of 286 computers. Amazon was launched in 94. My dad w
by arcturus17 5y ago
> It might feel like this but it is anything but true. Prodigy was available in the early 90s and the age of 286 computers.
Amazon was launched in 94. My dad was buying books from Barnes and Noble and Amazon and having them sent internationally around 96. By the end of the 90s the internet had 250M users carrying out all kinds of activities, including commercial.
The comparison with crypto just does not stand its ground. It's been 13 years and counting and there is barely anything to show for it except a lucky few people riding Lambos.
[1] https://stats.areppim.com/stats/stats_internetxfcstx2017.htm https://stats.areppim.com/stats/stats_internetxfcstx2017.htm
- CyberDildonics 5y ago8 years ago I was buying from tigerdirect, newegg and overstock. Bitcoin being crippled to only a few transactions per second for the entire world set things back a good amount which was probably a big part of the point in doing it. https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/crypto-users-pass-100-million-boomers-gen-x-bitcoin-btc-ethereum-2021-2-1030122720 https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/crypto-u...