cdixon.eth@cdixon·Nov 27, 2021Personal computers, open source software, and decentralized internet protocols were movements, not solutions to near-term problems.362141,349
cdixon.eth@cdixon·Nov 27, 2021At the bottom of the S-curve, it’s about vision and values. At the top of the S-curve, it’s about solving near-term problems.1248362
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 27, 2021Replying to @cdixonAt the bottom it’s vitamins, at the top it’s aspirin Didn’t you have a bit about that too?1
cdixon.eth@cdixon·Nov 27, 2021Replying to @vgrI never understood that line as vitamins appears to be quite a successful business :)17
Petr Houška@Petrroll·Nov 27, 2021Replying to @vgr and @cdixonOne could also say most of vitamin business is snake oil and the overall usefulness on humanity is lower than aspirin if not negative. :P