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Innovations and breakthroughs are best recognized in hindsight. It is very hard to predict which combination of advancements are greater than the sum of their
by xpe 5y ago
Innovations and breakthroughs are best recognized in hindsight.
It is very hard to predict which combination of advancements are greater than the sum of their parts while simultaneously making sense in their surrounding economic and social contexts.
- newyankee 5y agoI think we are good at identifying primary impacts of innovation but average person is not able to understand secondary and tertiary impact. As a personal anecdote, living in third world country and going to college today vs 2005 I can easily see how much easier it is for a poor but motivated person to learn today using free resources. Something that was difficult even a decade back.