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The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

  • gmtom@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    10 months ago

    Yeah metaverse and crypto are such innovate projects that will really change the world and not just more the same bullshit cash grabs.

    Really undermining your own argument.

    • DaGeek247@kbin.social
      31·
      10 months ago

      You completely missed the point there, damn. He’s saying those things are very likely to be bad investments.

      • gmtom@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        No I get the point. But showing they make make stupid decisions doesn’t prove capitalism drives innovation, because those ideas aren’t innovative.

    • oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Not saying those will change anything but I’m pretty sure there was people saying the same as you about electricity, radio, phone and the internet.