>why this somewhat arbitrary line being crossed is something I should care about. That is something personal and unique to each individual. In 1903 when the W

>why this somewhat arbitrary line being crossed is something I should care about. That is something personal and unique to each individual. In 1903 when the Wright brothers flew a heavier-than-air machine for 59 seconds, 99.99999% of the people on the planet wouldn't have cared. The airplanes you've flown on are vastly far removed from that original one. Same story for the point contact transistor in 1947. None of that solid state physics is used for modern transistors. Some people like to be early adopters for new ideas and things. Some don't. And that is OK.