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That was a metaphorical hyperbole to attract the attention of people who think in terms of money rather than in "basic improvements to the world".

The idea is that "qualitatively changing the context in a powerful way" trivially creates enormous potential for everything (including making money).



I don't think it was hyperbole and I am being 100% serious. You make a good case that PARC contributed $35+ trillion in value, of which Xerox was only able to capture a portion.

If we extrapolate out an exponential trend from forty years ago, a quadrillion seems like it might be about right. If I'm doing my math correctly, it is only about $100k value/person. Companies will soon be doing $1 trillion in annual revenue, so an 1000x multiplier doesn't seem out of question.

I guess my question is: what needs to be done to realize, operate, and maintain the enormous potential? But, maybe it is just something that happens as a result of the changes?


I don't dispute the figure, but in most cases when I say that phrase I'm trying to be hyperbolic to make a different point


Maybe we can talk about ways context should be changed?

I still don't walk into a store with my phone and then quickly walk out with exactly those items I predetermined. Occasionally I will use my phone as a list, but a small piece of paper is easier to reference while in the store. I don't ever see anyone else doing any better and most never use their phone or any other device.

I think this means that we do not yet have true personal computers.

What might be the most important context to change/solve?


Most of what is between most people's ears




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