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Re:John Carmack Leaves Meta by nickstinemates on Saturday December 17, 2022 @08:30PM (#34034180)
> Can you think of some examples where tech was obviously ahead of its time and not accepted?

Webvan. 2000 era shopping as a service. Predates instacart, uber eats, etc. World wasn't ready for it.

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Re:John Carmack Leaves Meta by Eisenstein on Sunday December 18, 2022 @09:05AM (#34037724)
Have the modern versions of those services made any money yet, though? They could just be bad business models which are being help up by VC money.
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Re:John Carmack Leaves Meta by nickstinemates on Sunday December 18, 2022 @06:20PM (#34045403)
It's unclear if the companies could be profitable because of the VC propping them up. That said, the service economy is here to stay.
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