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Nobody could understand how a PC would get on every desk either. And then it happened. Thanks to a bunch of young people unhampered by that thinking.

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What does this have to do with the specific criticism of the policy being inflationary?

You could have said "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" and it would have had as much bearing on the discussion as undervaluing the growth of the PC market.

Whether one is hopeful or young, or not... doesn't allow them to escape basic economic forces. Do you have an economic argument to inform the conversation?

The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, not the Germans. Am I missing something from your argument or is this just a silly mistake?

It was an unnecessarily snarky comment (not trying to be mean) just as a way to illustrate that I viewed OP's comment as a non-sequitur.

http://bfy.tw/C1Mr

Believe it or not, I wasn't trying to be snarky. I honestly didn't know if I misunderstood your argument. It was possible that you were talking about using a flawed premise or something that I wasn't understanding.

Sorry to offend.

Young people who assumed that potential problems identified with their proposal couldn't possibly be actual problems also created Theranos...

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