Jan Rosenow on Nostr: When horses were replaced by cars there was a lot of resistance & scaremongering by ...
When horses were replaced by cars there was a lot of resistance & scaremongering by the incumbent horse industry.
Here's an old anti car advert by a horse carriage company.
Technology transitions are always characterised by resistance from incumbents who want to keep their assets and continue to gain from them.
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