Ach, wenig kribbelt so schön, wie mit der Arroganz der Gegenwart in die Vergangenheit zu tauchen und damalige Zukunftsvisionen zu lesen. Die hier zum Beispiel, geschrieben von Clifford Stoll im Magazin Newsweek:
„The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works.“
„How about electronic publishing? Try reading a book on disc. At best, it’s an unpleasant chore: the myopic glow of a clunky computer replaces the friendly pages of a book. And you can’t tote that laptop to the beach.“
„We’re promised instant catalog shopping–just point and click for great deals. We’ll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts. Stores will become obselete. So how come my local mall does more business in an afternoon than the entire Internet handles in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the Internet–which there isn’t–the network is missing a most essential ingredient of capitalism: salespeople.“
Zusammengefasst also: Zeitungen werden nie sterben, Computer sind unhandlich und im Netz ist kein Geld zu verdienen. 1995 war das noch so. Oder wie Frank Rieger mal bloggte:
„You owe me a flying car.“