The 2001 Comment That Predicted (and Missed) Everything About Camera Phones
A 2001 comment dismissed camera phones as a gimmick because a standalone camera had better resolution. That comment was technically correct but strategically blind. The real revolution wasn’t about quality—it was about creating a new category of always-available, instantly-shareable data. This is the same mistake we make today with AI, AR, and every emerging technology: we judge by current performance instead of the new behaviors they unlock.