Reading all the hot takes on crypto/web3 going “but what use case does it solve?” and mostly thinking to myself that these folk have such confidence in their opinions.
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The nice thing about reading history is that it repeatedly (and I mean REPEATEDLY) disabuses you of the notion that tech needs a clear use case in its infancy.
I put myself in the shoes of mistaken commentators and mostly think “hmm, yeah, that take makes sense.”
It’s humbling.
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I have the same use-case skepticism about crypto/web3, but this made me realize (again) that the future isn't predictable (effectual reasoning right). What are some of those repeated examples in history?
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Bill Gates explaining the internet to David Letterman is one example I enjoy, because I can totally see myself with Letterman's reaction: youtube.com/watch?v=4Gx-o7
And there's also the laser: press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/2
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What a jump in time! You can almost feel how ridiculous the internet is! But here it is, allowing 2 complete strangers to interact over their arcane interests. :)
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