Amara's law: 'technology is usually overestimated in the short run, underestimated in the long run'. The reverse, presumably, would be 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳estimated short run, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳estimated long run. Examples: 1. nuclear bombs 2. ? 3. ? Hard to come up with convincing examples...
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Satellites create substantially more value than warheads filled with either explosives or people, and since that was very not anticipated, underrated.
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Lobotomies were underestimated in the short run? Aren't these just examples of things that were overestimated in the long run?
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