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Yeah, I totally agree, we’re still at the beginning, and that’s what makes it a little scary

My dotcom comparison wasn’t really about the tech, more about the noise and hype. Feels like that same kind of frenzy, but now the tech’s actually capable of doing something big. The financial viability is still a big question though. Thanks for the comment.

Any S-curve looks like an exponential until it doesn’t. It’s impossible to make predictions like that. It’s in its infancy in terms of adoption all right.

> there weren't any tech then that could think or reason

The fact that we have people on HN (of all places) who are convinced that now we do have this sort of tech when it's simply not true, is really sad.

> there weren't any techs then that could think or reason

and that hasn't changed