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

  • gmtom@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    5 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·
      5 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·
        5 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·
      5 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.