I’ve now lived through like 4-5 tech cycles accompanied by “but what is the use of X?” and “old Y can do what new X does and more, and better” conversations. Sheer waste of time. It never matters. X will do what X will do. X and Y people rarely learn anything from the debate.
-
-
Every increment refactors our understanding of the whole a lot or a little. I tend to give the benefit of doubt to the heretical valuation. If the heretics are right it's a big deal. If they're wrong no big deal. Traditionalists: nbd whether they're right or wrong.
-
i'm not even looking at that angle; more like there's a whackload of neglected stuff sitting around right now that can be mined—it's sitting there for the taking go and "invent" something "new", how much effort does that take you
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Scrabble word extension analogy seems fertile. The D enables possibilities that become evident later, which are rarely factored in by Y-defenders nor by X-promoters. We have to err on the side of new being possibly good either as is or in it bringing about good.
-
Unfortunately whether X prevails or fades away into oblivion is dependent not on inherent value but in the marketing and influencing power of those who fight for the two sides. If X is concept busting new such that no one knows or cares to fight it then it has a better chance
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.