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We need a term for the phase of a technology's evolution that comes right after proof of concept, but should not/cannot be conflated with narrow commercial viability terms like MVP. Something like "proof of design richness" as in constraints showing signs of loosening fast enough
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Moore's law and friends is a good example. Almost every important dimension of computer design got looser and cheaper past PoC. Something like high-speed rail is a good counter-example. Nothing got looser and cheaper past PoC.
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The design space has to expand and get cheaper and easier so fast that human ideas about good points in that space to occupy can barely keep up.
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And there has to be enough freedom in the design variables that there is room to do "UX" to match the design to a use context. Usability and applicability are a function of design budget surplus. And economic viability comes after you learn how to use that surplus.
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But it has to be a meaningful surplus that gives you strong ability to adapt to the application. Which is why things like "paintability" don't count for much generally.
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I think Moore's Law happening after the initial commercialization of ICs is instructive. Whereas say blockchains having decrease transaction costs/latency or network size may not really mean anything when we have yet to see a single successful commercial use case.
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commercial is the wrong level of expectations... a more accurate critique would be, we have yet to see a single successful virtual country or even a DAO doing something other than trading and NFT collecting it's a political technology more than a commercial one
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