Re:Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe Steps Down
by croon on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @07:51AM
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I've had the same thoughts for the last decade or so, and have swayed between both sides. Anything from iPhone adoption, to which social networks will prevail, to which competing technology will win. I've probably been more wrong than not, so the question why is increasingly interesting.
One related theory I can't find any wikipedia information on stems from an old TED talk from 2010:
Even if we traditionally consider ourselves (I've always been a "nerd"/"core"/"early adopter"/whatever) on the sidelines, when our industry and interests have taken center stage I think we have had a greater influence than we care to admit, or even want.
Some people want to be first at something, but many people don't, either for lack of anyone else to use said thing with, or lack of support, or high cost of entry, or unproven quality, etc.
I hate to get political, but I think it's increasingly clear that movements can begin with something as simple as a few memes from someones computer.
But it's of course hard to tell if "our" audience is the right one at all times (eg Google Glass, Google+), when comparing to Facebook (select few colleges) and Snapchat spectacles ("celebrity" millenials).
One related theory I can't find any wikipedia information on stems from an old TED talk from 2010:
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/first-follower-theor...
Even if we traditionally consider ourselves (I've always been a "nerd"/"core"/"early adopter"/whatever) on the sidelines, when our industry and interests have taken center stage I think we have had a greater influence than we care to admit, or even want.
Some people want to be first at something, but many people don't, either for lack of anyone else to use said thing with, or lack of support, or high cost of entry, or unproven quality, etc.
I hate to get political, but I think it's increasingly clear that movements can begin with something as simple as a few memes from someones computer.
But it's of course hard to tell if "our" audience is the right one at all times (eg Google Glass, Google+), when comparing to Facebook (select few colleges) and Snapchat spectacles ("celebrity" millenials).