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I feel like this is a strawman argument without the nuance of the specifics of each field, or how the ideas were portrayed. Were you promised flying cars or wa
by dagmx 5y ago
I feel like this is a strawman argument without the nuance of the specifics of each field, or how the ideas were portrayed.
Were you promised flying cars or was it concept art of a future without the limits of physics? That's very different than ideation from companies actively working on a product and having a deep understanding of the limitations involved.
- smorgusofborg 5y agoFlying cars were delivered and one flew until 1977: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar The FAA rejected the dream of normal drivers instead of trained pilots having flying cars, and IMO rightly so.