It's important to note that he wasn't merely wrong about technology. He was more so breathtakingly wrong about understanding the economics of societies in which

It's important to note that he wasn't merely wrong about technology. He was more so breathtakingly wrong about understanding the economics of societies in which freer-flowing information and pervasive connection between people exists. In my view, it's the equivalent of looking at the combustion engine or fire and not being able to project a utility or economy of scale surrounding it beyond drying clothes.