up:: [[Sources MOC]] tags:: #source author:: [[Morgan Housel]] # 2023 - Same as Ever #### The Wonders of the Future The typical trajectory of world-changing new technologies. 1. I've never heard of it. 2. I've heard of it but don't understand it. 3. I understand it, but I don't see how it's useful. 4. I see how it could be fun for rich people, but not me. 5. I use it, but it's just a toy. 6. It's becoming more useful to me. 7. I use it all the time. 8. I could not imagine life without it. 9. Seriously, people lived without it? 10. It's too powerful and needs to be regulated. #### Time Horizon The long run is just a collection of short runs you have to put up with. Patience is often stubbornness in disguise.