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by happymellon 146 days ago
The problem here is that you are cherry picking examples of successful technology.

The inverse would be to list off Theranos, Google Stadia, and other failed tech and claim that people said that there was massive steps that subsequently didn't materialise. In fact a lot of times it was mostly fabricated by people with stuff to gain from ripping off VCs.

Look at how bad it is with Microsoft in Windows despite their "all in on AI".

Ultimately no one really knows how it will pan out, and if we will end up with Enron or an Apple. Or even if it's a combination of a successful tech that ultimately is mishandled by corporations and fails, or a limited tech that regardless captures the imagination through pop culture and takes over.