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@ Oyl Miller
2024-12-18 17:42:13They said no one would ever need electricity at home. (Thomas Edison)
They said who needs cars, we have horses. (Henry Ford)
They said humans would never fly. (Wright Brothers)
They said movies would ruin storytelling. (Hollywood Studios)
They said the radio was just noise. (Marconi)
They said TV would destroy family time. (RCA, Philo Farnsworth)
They said cameras were only for professionals. (Kodak)
They said color TV was a waste of money. (RCA)
They said computers were just for big businesses. (IBM, Apple)
They said the internet was a passing trend. (Tim Berners-Lee, Netscape)
They said no one would shop without going to a store. (Amazon, Jeff Bezos)
They said no one wants to talk to strangers online. (Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg)
They said no one would pay hundreds for a phone. (Apple, Steve Jobs)
They said GPS was only for soldiers. (Garmin, Google Maps)
They said video games were for kids. (Nintendo, Sony PlayStation)
They said people want to own their music, not stream it. (Spotify)
They said no one would trust their photos to "the cloud." (Apple, Google Drive)
They said no one wants to watch movies on the internet. (Netflix)
They said digital money was a scam. (Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto)
They said computers could never think. (OpenAI, DeepMind)
They said no one would drive a car without gas. (Tesla, Elon Musk)
They said people wouldn’t buy things they can’t touch. (eBay, Etsy)
They said no one wants to live in a fake world. (Meta, Oculus)
They said people won’t trust strangers with their homes. (Airbnb)
They said no one would get in a stranger’s car. (Uber, Lyft)
They said no one would buy cars online. (Tesla, Carvana)
They said no one would wear a computer on their wrist. (Apple Watch)
They said no one would ever watch live sports on the internet. (YouTube TV, ESPN+)
They said streaming would never replace cable. (Netflix, Hulu)
They said no one would pay for virtual clothes. (Fortnite, Roblox)
They've said so many things with certainty, and ended up on the wrong side of history. What breakthroughs are they doubting today that will create a future beyond our imagination? Challenge your assumptions, think for yourself, and believe that the world can transform beyond your wildest dreams.
Stay stacking. Stay foolish.
Oyl Miller
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Oyl Miller comes from an advertising background where he has worked for legacy brands like Nike and PlayStation, digital giants like Google and Airbnb, as well as crypto and web3 startups. He is experimenting with moving to a Bitcoin standard, and is looking to create value with his writing skills in a variety of ways.