In 1995, Bill Gates explained the internet in a video clip on "The Charlie Rose Show," where the host and guests laughed at concepts like "watching baseball games online" or "email," considering them absurd and no different from broadcasting and radios.
Initially ignored, then ridiculed, then fiercely opposed, and finally taken for granted. The internet of 1995 → The blockchain/crypto of 2026. The same script, different actors.
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In 1995, Bill Gates explained the internet in a video clip on "The Charlie Rose Show," where the host and guests laughed at concepts like "watching baseball games online" or "email," considering them absurd and no different from broadcasting and radios.
Initially ignored, then ridiculed, then fiercely opposed, and finally taken for granted.
The internet of 1995 → The blockchain/crypto of 2026.
The same script, different actors.