Same topic Authors
Quote of the day

Thus the sum of things is ever being reviewed, and mortals dependent one upon another. Some nations increase, others diminish, and in a short space the generations of living creatures are changed and like runners pass on the torch of life.

Popular Topics
Drama, Glory, Peace And Love, Confidence, Secret, Worry, Today, Night, Loves, Technical, Fitness, Organization, Journey, Wonder, Body, Weak, Difference, Beach, Songs, Mother'S Day, Thank You, Think, Love, Good, Value Of Life, Love You, Living My Life, I Miss You, Possible, Jesus, Inspirational Life, Thing, Snows, Football, Culture, Disco, Humble, Fly, Feeling, Hip Hop, Once Upon A Time, Poor, Goodbye, Evidence, Philosophy, Memorable, Book, Math, New York, Thinking
Reed Hastings

Technological revolutions are very hard to predict. My favourite example is someone in 1850 taking care of horses as a farrier. They would have said, "Look, horses have been part of human existence for 5,000 years. We are horse people. It's permanent. " But all of a sudden, the internal combustion engine comes along and, with it, oil fields and automobiles, which basically replace the horse completely. So we often have these long periods of stability and then a sudden inflection point.