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What smart hobbyists are doing now is part of the picture. There are other elements that are needed for a "thing" to become a "big thing" that the whole world u
by mijustin 14y ago
What smart hobbyists are doing now is part of the picture. There are other elements that are needed for a "thing" to become a "big thing" that the whole world uses.
Tech hobby trends need to conspire with other trends in business and society (and also have the right timing) to become a future industry and a widely adopted technology.
Two counterexamples off the top of my head: MUDs and ham radio.
I think the original "seed" of the hobby is just one building block needed (of many).
- iamwil 14y agosometimes, ideas might need a little tweaking. Perhaps MUDs inspired MMORPGs? It seems likely. I'm not sure what the equivalent for ham radio would be, if at all.
- maxerickson 14y agoThe cell phone?
- mijustin 14y agoThe hard part is attribution. Hobbies are just one of the seeds that germinate into fully adopted technologies. MUDs were definitely part of the inspiration for MMORPGs, but the success behind MMORPGs has a lot to do with commercial internet, the development of GUIs, etc...
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