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> "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses" - Henry Ford Except that's exactly what people wanted. Humans settled for combu
by bsder 2y ago
> "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses" - Henry Ford
Except that's exactly what people wanted.
Humans settled for combustion engines with all the attendant downsides because it is not possible make a faster horse (or human).
- randomdata 2y agoA stable-less horse, maybe. The reduced maintenance requirements is the car's primary appeal. But you are right that a faster horse is exactly what they wanted – just not literally. The words they had to describe what they actually wanted hadn't been invented yet, so they had to fumble around with what was at their disposal. Which, of course, is the point of the quote: Don't take what people say at face value. Understand what they actually mean.