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0 pointsmaximus-decimus2y ago0 comments

You would think that on Hacker News, people would understand that being excited about new experimental tech isn't the same as being an idiot.

You're allowed to like tech even is it's not yet practical or even when it clearly will never be.

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globular-toast2y ago· 2 in thread

Who doesn't like tech? This isn't some special HN thing and my point isn't really about tech but about delayed gratification in general.

maximus-decimusOP2y ago

I don't think I made my point clear. If tech is now cheap and useful, it has become boring. If you wait 5 years, it's not delayed gratification because you won't experience the fun of playing with new tech, because it's not new anymore.

The whole gratification part comes from playing with the bleeding edge. It comes with dreaming of what this tech could become.

globular-toast2y ago

It's newn to you. I don't really understand why the knowledge that someone, somewhere has something shinier and newer would make you unhappy.

I shouldn't complain, though. Early adopters are like investors who don't receive any equity. They pay for the R&D etc that people like me later get to benefit from.

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