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		vessenes 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Any insider takes on Yann LeCun's push aga... For sure read Stephenson’s essay on path dependence; it lays out a lot of these economic and social dynamics. TLDR - we will need a major improvement to see something novel pick up steam most likely.

Ericson2314 7 months ago [–]

Yeah everyone spending way to much money in things we barely understand is a recipe for insane path dependence.

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