alt Hacker NewsI dont know if the valuations make sense, but the usability is all there and so are the potential profits. Over a decade, that's probably all that matters. If the valuations pop or dip (anytime soon), I think that's mostly irrelevant. I get that the press probably doesn't like to hear this boring conclusion.
P.S: A Matlab/Physics simulation guy running for a Liberal party seat in Canada? Say more!
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clbrmbr • today at 1:54 AM
indeed, very happy to see scientifically minded folks running for office.
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ilovecake1984 • today at 6:27 AM
Is the usability all there? I just don’t see it at the moment.
amluto • today at 2:15 AM
The usability and potential profits of housing were there in 2007 and 2008, too.
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The decade after the dotcom crash brought about as many if not more long-term successful products as the dotcom boom: Youtube, Reddit, Spotify, Google Maps come to mind
A bubble that funds all kind of crazy ideas and big investments into infrastructure work is great for laying the groundwork. But the end of the bubble won't mean the end of progress, or even necessarily a slowdown in progress