Reid Hoffman
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And every new technological thing, especially around information, but not only information, causes that, no, no, no, we should stay with where we are, not go to the new one. And by the way, you can always identify all the problems with the new one, especially at the very beginning. Because by the way, we haven't remodified it.
We haven't done iterative deployment and changed it to go, oh, here is how we get the vast majority of the benefits. And here's how we squash some of the bad things.
We haven't done iterative deployment and changed it to go, oh, here is how we get the vast majority of the benefits. And here's how we squash some of the bad things.
We haven't done iterative deployment and changed it to go, oh, here is how we get the vast majority of the benefits. And here's how we squash some of the bad things.
The transitions are always tough. I'm not trying to tell people the transition is not tough. We'll get to the negative shit.
The transitions are always tough. I'm not trying to tell people the transition is not tough. We'll get to the negative shit.
The transitions are always tough. I'm not trying to tell people the transition is not tough. We'll get to the negative shit.
We forget it because we go, oh, it's so natural. And of course, the telephone is great because rather than, I'm not going to go by your house to visit you because I don't know if you're there. I can go and say, hey, are you there? Hey, can I come by? Great. And all of a sudden, increased social connectivity.
We forget it because we go, oh, it's so natural. And of course, the telephone is great because rather than, I'm not going to go by your house to visit you because I don't know if you're there. I can go and say, hey, are you there? Hey, can I come by? Great. And all of a sudden, increased social connectivity.
We forget it because we go, oh, it's so natural. And of course, the telephone is great because rather than, I'm not going to go by your house to visit you because I don't know if you're there. I can go and say, hey, are you there? Hey, can I come by? Great. And all of a sudden, increased social connectivity.
Small list of technologies that have completely changed our lives.
Small list of technologies that have completely changed our lives.
Small list of technologies that have completely changed our lives.
And by the way, in each time, and I'm not saying that to be dismissive, each time there were new differences. It's not like the new technology was exactly like the old ones. So there's always new things. Oh, it's much faster. It's being adopted much faster. And then this one's much faster, too. And that doesn't mean much faster is always OK.
And by the way, in each time, and I'm not saying that to be dismissive, each time there were new differences. It's not like the new technology was exactly like the old ones. So there's always new things. Oh, it's much faster. It's being adopted much faster. And then this one's much faster, too. And that doesn't mean much faster is always OK.
And by the way, in each time, and I'm not saying that to be dismissive, each time there were new differences. It's not like the new technology was exactly like the old ones. So there's always new things. Oh, it's much faster. It's being adopted much faster. And then this one's much faster, too. And that doesn't mean much faster is always OK.
But each time it was, oh, it's being adopted much faster. And it worked out. Now, maybe that's until it doesn't. So speed is one thing, because now that we all have smartphones, I will launch a new technology. And literally, it could be tomorrow. A billion people are engaged with it. Now, the other parts of it are, so one, speed. Two is cognitive.
But each time it was, oh, it's being adopted much faster. And it worked out. Now, maybe that's until it doesn't. So speed is one thing, because now that we all have smartphones, I will launch a new technology. And literally, it could be tomorrow. A billion people are engaged with it. Now, the other parts of it are, so one, speed. Two is cognitive.
But each time it was, oh, it's being adopted much faster. And it worked out. Now, maybe that's until it doesn't. So speed is one thing, because now that we all have smartphones, I will launch a new technology. And literally, it could be tomorrow. A billion people are engaged with it. Now, the other parts of it are, so one, speed. Two is cognitive.
Even though some of them, like the printing press and other things, had cognitive participations, changed the way that we function, communicate, trust information, share information.