The Internet Is Officially Dead and Boring–It's the Economy, Stupid!

There was a lot of discussion about my previous posts. My point is that the Internet is a stable platform. It’s a utility. It’s evolved to the point where you can count on it and develop applications for it without much fear that it’s going to change.

What confirms my point is that with all the talk of a possible or existing recession, not a single mention is ever made about how increases in productivity from technology will pull us through. That is counter to the recessions of the past 25 years. Whether it was the early ’80s, the ’90s or even the post-bubble, economists and others pointed to technology as a catalyst to productivity that would help pull us out of our economic doldrums.

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