"I'm not sure if there's any lesson here other than a warning against arrogance, but I have two stories to share." Of course there is. You mentioned it yoursel

"I'm not sure if there's any lesson here other than a warning against arrogance, but I have two stories to share." Of course there is. You mentioned it yourself!: "The future is extremely hard to see through the lens of the present, and it's very easy to unconsciously dismiss the first versions of it as frivolous or useless. Or as stupid ideas."