[ryandrake]

There were also people who doubted the Segway, Magic Leap, Theranos, 3D TVs, Windows Phone, and Google Glass.

I think doubt is OK, at least it is before any particular technology or product has actually proven itself.

[fragmede]

the gap between participants in this conversation is that some have had it proven itself for themselves and others around them, and others have not seen that same proof.

[rsynnott]

Thing is, that comment would have worked in a thread three years ago about ‘metaverses’. Sometimes, the early adopters are the only adopters. Not saying that’s definitely the case here, but it is looking like it’s going in that direction - huge hype, absurd levels of VC spending, a bunch of ultra-enthusiastic early adopters, but real mainstream application still absent.