Personal computer (mid-1970s): Dismissed as a hobbyist toy. Established firms (e.g., HP, Atari) declined to back Apple’s prototype.
Laser (1960): Described by its own researchers as “a solution looking for a problem.” It is now foundational to fiber optics, surgery, barcode scanning, and manufacturing.
Transistor (1947): Announcement received minimal press coverage. The New York Times reportedly placed it in a short radio-news item.
Television (1920s-30s): Widely judged impractical or a passing novelty. In 1946, a major film executive predicted it would not hold an audience after the first months.
all of these were considered useless when invented, guess I don't even need to explain how much they are being used today, right?
it's not just because it's Elon Musk that you guys have to blindly hate it, you can simply appreciate something cool just because... it's cool.
edit: well based on the downvotes you guys DO need to hate it just because of Musk, guess childish people will keep on hating then.
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u/D3SK3R 18h ago edited 18h ago
Personal computer (mid-1970s): Dismissed as a hobbyist toy. Established firms (e.g., HP, Atari) declined to back Apple’s prototype.
Laser (1960): Described by its own researchers as “a solution looking for a problem.” It is now foundational to fiber optics, surgery, barcode scanning, and manufacturing.
Transistor (1947): Announcement received minimal press coverage. The New York Times reportedly placed it in a short radio-news item.
Television (1920s-30s): Widely judged impractical or a passing novelty. In 1946, a major film executive predicted it would not hold an audience after the first months.
all of these were considered useless when invented, guess I don't even need to explain how much they are being used today, right?
it's not just because it's Elon Musk that you guys have to blindly hate it, you can simply appreciate something cool just because... it's cool.
edit: well based on the downvotes you guys DO need to hate it just because of Musk, guess childish people will keep on hating then.