I'd posit that the great leaps that occur don't happen because of one individual thinking 50–100 years into the future, but due to masses of individuals thinkin

I'd posit that the great leaps that occur don't happen because of one individual thinking 50–100 years into the future, but due to masses of individuals thinking 5 years ahead. The computer revolution came about because of many, many people working on slightly improving transistor technology, whilst others built compilers that were slightly better than their predecessors, whilst others still were working on very basic computer graphics, and so on. Added up over 50 years, those ‘short-sighted’ individuals’ accomplishments added up. I guess I’m trying to say maybe the future will happen as a result of typical human behavior, not despite it.