Symbian wasn’t just early, it dominated. But complexity, fragmentation and slow moves killed it fast once iOS and Android shifted focus to clean developer tools and unified ecosystems. It’s a reminder that early lead means nothing if you can’t keep devs on board.
The Moonlight programme is one of those low-key projects that could end up being essential. Reliable navigation and comms around the Moon turns exploration into long-term infrastructure. It's less about planting flags, more about making the Moon actually usable.
Pascal’s gamble wasn’t just about probability, it was about storytelling: the promise of nearly infinite payoff with minimal risk. That same allure is still at play today whenever people chase “moonshot” returns on crypto or quick-rich schemes.
It underscores a timeless lesson: no matter how much data or logic we have, we’re still wired to fall for well-crafted optimism and that means skepticism remains the best defense.
> Your comment would have been better if you'd chosen and example that did not create many tens of thousands of millionaires.
Lotteries have also produced lots of millionaires. Crypto could produce lots of winners just from wealth transfer even if it was a zero sum or net negative game in terms of wealth creation.
Just bitcoin uses more energy than Finland, the energy sector in Finland makes lots of people rich. Of course people will earn money when people spend that amount of resources on something.
