macromyopia

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A decade on, we can see that perhaps we were dealing with the phenomenon some describe as macromyopia or Amara's law -- the tendency to overestimate the impact of technological change in the short term and underestimate its impact in the long run.

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  • A decade on, we can see that perhaps we were dealing with the phenomenon some describe as macromyopia or Amara's law -- the tendency to overestimate the impact of technological change in the short term and underestimate its impact in the long run. —  Crikey » Canberra Calling
 

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