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OK. Crypto is not like railroads, and it isn't like 8-Track, either. I never had either one. I have ridden on trains, though /s

dredmorbius 3y ago
I've used all the technologies listed save cryptocurrencies. Incidentally, is there any ranking, ordering, or classification of technologies you'd apply or derive from this? E.g., what unites and/or divides trains, 8-track, LaserDisc, and/or cryptocurrencies, or other technologies you'd care to add? (Something of a side interest, but you're getting close to it.)
- AlbertCory 3y ago
  Ranking? On the basis of what? There IS the phenomenon of Survivor Bias, which I've mentioned before. "Oh, look! They're making fun of me! But they made fun of Einstein, too!" How about all the people they made fun of and who've been forgotten? The people who deserved to be made fun of?
  - dredmorbius 3y ago
    I'm leaving the basis up to you. Your responses here suggested you might have some sense, even if not especially structured. (I have my own framework, but like to see what other people come up with without prompting or suggestion.) The "they laughed at Einstein" meme really wasn't what I was looking for.
    - AlbertCory 3y ago
      I think I'll pass on that exercise, but thanks. Seriously. The meme was just about Survivor Bias, which people tend to suffer from when taking examples from history.
      - dredmorbius 3y ago
        Fair enough. If you're interested: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34853768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34853768> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21867978 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21867978>. On survivorship: technology often functions as Wittgenstein's Ladder. Even failed branches are often critical in arriving at successful ones. Magnetic tape and LaserDisc both informed subsequent / parallel storage technologies: digital tape, spinning rust, and optical storage (CD, DVD, BluRay, etc.), as well as they hybrid magneto-optical format (somewhat dead now, but significant at the time).

dredmorbius 3y ago

I've used all the technologies listed save cryptocurrencies. Incidentally, is there any ranking, ordering, or classification of technologies you'd apply or derive from this? E.g., what unites and/or divides trains, 8-track, LaserDisc, and/or cryptocurrencies, or other technologies you'd care to add? (Something of a side interest, but you're getting close to it.)

AlbertCory 3y ago
Ranking? On the basis of what? There IS the phenomenon of Survivor Bias, which I've mentioned before. "Oh, look! They're making fun of me! But they made fun of Einstein, too!" How about all the people they made fun of and who've been forgotten? The people who deserved to be made fun of?
- dredmorbius 3y ago
  I'm leaving the basis up to you. Your responses here suggested you might have some sense, even if not especially structured. (I have my own framework, but like to see what other people come up with without prompting or suggestion.) The "they laughed at Einstein" meme really wasn't what I was looking for.
  - AlbertCory 3y ago
    I think I'll pass on that exercise, but thanks. Seriously. The meme was just about Survivor Bias, which people tend to suffer from when taking examples from history.
    - dredmorbius 3y ago
      Fair enough. If you're interested: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34853768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34853768> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21867978 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21867978>. On survivorship: technology often functions as Wittgenstein's Ladder. Even failed branches are often critical in arriving at successful ones. Magnetic tape and LaserDisc both informed subsequent / parallel storage technologies: digital tape, spinning rust, and optical storage (CD, DVD, BluRay, etc.), as well as they hybrid magneto-optical format (somewhat dead now, but significant at the time).