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A commenter at the time wrote “Speculation for titillation.” That rightfully deserves scorn and ridicule. It’s relevant 15 years on for those predicting huge f
by smugma 3y ago
A commenter at the time wrote “Speculation for titillation.”
That rightfully deserves scorn and ridicule. It’s relevant 15 years on for those predicting huge failures for nascent ideas and markets—-if you want to make a big statement for the future, back it up.
If you predicted that Theranos was a total scam, you’d be vindicated. The jury is still out on Bitcoin, etc.
- indigoabstract 3y agoWell, when you engage in speculation about the future, you're bound to be wrong most of the time. We can have fun now at his lack of insight, but, it's been almost 17 years, so maybe he can be forgiven. We all make mistakes, but if we do it on the internet, it's going to be there forever, thanks to archive.org. So kids, let that be a lesson!