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Any minute now, all of this inconvenient, annoying change will stop and things will go back to the way they used to be, when adults writing for newspapers headq

by pmarca 13y ago

Any minute now, all of this inconvenient, annoying change will stop and things will go back to the way they used to be, when adults writing for newspapers headquartered in New York decided what people think!

ghayes 13y ago
Yet, the Internet was pioneered by adults. I don't think he's saying let's go back to what it used to be; I think he's saying, let's not assume any latest fad is the future.
- pmarca 13y ago
  Let's go back to the 1960s when only adults had access to computers! Adults with really, really long beards.
  - seanlinehan 13y ago
    Either beards or full suit-and-tie a la IBM.
pmarca 13y ago
Snapchat launch: September 2011 First mention of Snapchat in WSJ: August 2013 First negative mention of Snapchat in WSJ: October 2013 There has to be a name for this phenomenon.
- coldtea 13y ago
  "Irellevancy until some absurd valuation"?
  - reinhardt 13y ago
    "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they acquire you, then you win."
    - autodidakto 13y ago
      "Then the people who acquired you (and your users) regret it."
mjffjm 13y ago
It's true...can you imagine if the adults have their chance of showing the true valuation of SC in the public markets
- rgbrgb 13y ago
  I'm pretty sure a lot of smart adults at Facebook thought the true valuation was $3B. I don't see why an IPO right now would look so different.
  - amirmc 13y ago
    You're assuming people outside Facebook would perceive value the same way. This isn't necessarily the case.