[throwaway613834]

> And there's plenty of things that people said were impossible that were achieved. That doesn't tell us anything regarding quantum computing, either.

Exactly. That was never my reasoning either so I'm not sure what you're refuting.

[jamesrcole]

I'm not refuting anything. All your comments have focused on things that people have promised that haven't turned out, which gives one the impression that that somehow applies to quantum computing as well. I'm trying to paint a more balanced picture of the situation.