Hit 50 bad tech takes saved in my bookmarks, debating which is worst

I reached 50 bookmarked bad predictions from old magazines and blogs. Got 2001 PC World saying dial-up would still dominate 2020. Then there's a 1981 article claiming nobody would want a computer at home. Which take is more laughable, the one that missed broadband or the one that missed personal computing? I'm leaning toward the home computer one because family photos and Netflix exist now. What's the most wrong prediction you've got saved?

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thompson.christopher10d ago

Yeah dial up dominating 2020 is funny but the home computer one is just painful... imagine telling that guy we all carry supercomputers in our pockets now just to argue with strangers online. I've got one from 1995 where some tech CEO swore streaming video would never replace Blockbuster, which aged about as well as milk left in the sun.

palmer.ryan10d ago

That Blockbuster quote just proves we're all terrible at predicting the future, honestly.