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Its the nature of reporting that people want to report "new" things. However if the stuff actually worked it wouldn't be "new" it would just be in use. So inste
by bawolff 1y ago
Its the nature of reporting that people want to report "new" things. However if the stuff actually worked it wouldn't be "new" it would just be in use. So instead they report on stuff that is 90% of the way there. Sometimes people figure out the last 10%, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they figure it out but it takes 20 years.
- rafaelmn 1y agoWith the investment world being more exposed, and the research funding incentives, I seriously doubt it's just about reporting what people want to click. If I've learned anything in the last 15 years I've been paying attention - hype is more important than fundamentals for investment.
- kragen 1y agoNo doubt you're correct about Aspiring's incentives, but I don't think Laurie Winkless at IEEE Spectrum gets a payout if they close an investment round.
- kragen 1y agoUsually they report on stuff that is 10% of the way there, because there's 1000× more of it.