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“The growth of the Internet will slow drastically, as the flaw in ‘Metcalfe’s law' becomes apparent: most people have nothing to say to each other! By 2005, it
by blululu 4y ago
“The growth of the Internet will slow drastically, as the flaw in ‘Metcalfe’s law' becomes apparent: most people have nothing to say to each other! By 2005, it will become clear that the Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s”
-Some dude who writes for The New York Times...
- pingeroo 4y agoI wonder when "2005" for crypto will be. Like if we compare them by metrics like maturity of technology, developer attention, VC money, etc, how do "web2" and "web3" compare?
- KerrAvon 4y agoThere were some “the Internet is a fad” takes, but it wasn’t a widely held viewpoint. No one pushed back on corporations putting up websites. “Crypto is snake oil” is pretty common right now, and a lot of people are rejecting NFTs. Also, the NYT is often garbage. https://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/new-york-times-rewrites-iraq-war-history/ https://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/new-york-times-re... https://nitter.net/DougJBalloon https://nitter.net/DougJBalloon