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Question for active professionals during the Moore's law era of computing. Back then, were executives writing such grand proclamations about the future ? In my
by screye 2y ago
Question for active professionals during the Moore's law era of computing. Back then, were executives writing such grand proclamations about the future ? In my experience, when things are working, executives are quiet. The outcomes speak for themselves.
Thankfully, we have a recent point of reference. The pioneers of internet & computing's 1st wave transformed civilization. Did they spend years saber rattling about how 'change was coming' ?
- inquisitorG 2y agoBill Joy - Why The Future Doesn't Need Us - 4/1/2000 https://www.wired.com/2000/04/joy-2/ https://www.wired.com/2000/04/joy-2/ Basically, the same article but much more negative.
- breck 2y ago> Back then, were executives writing such grand proclamations about the future ? Yes. And the good ones (like SamA and SJ) deliver. https://youtu.be/1tQ5XwvjPmA?t=278 https://youtu.be/1tQ5XwvjPmA?t=278
- wrs 2y agoOf course they did! During the advent of personal computers there was plenty of hype and grand-visioning for a technology that had very little value until VisiCalc triggered exponential growth. Same story for social networking (look at The WELL), the Web (Netscape practically invented insane-seeming hype-based valuations), many other examples. In fact, I can't really think of any part of the industry where "outcomes speak for themselves" -- I would have said quite the opposite is the norm.
- philosopher1234 2y agoThat’s a bit funny, Moores law itself is an example of an executive being loud and making a grand proclamation