in the late 90s most broad media references to "computers" were about the viruses and things that went wrong, those newly introduced problems didn't go away and only have increased in frequency and amplitude, we just choose not to make international headlines about them anymore and talk more about what's being developed and working as intended
this dictated whether they wanted to spend any energy learning that a different reality was also happening and possible, this dictated whether they wanted to invest their resources into personal computers or upgrades
you can argue the empirical quantity of my experience, it is also the same behavior described about people averse to crypto: the negative sentiment and actions they are bombarded with doesnt compel them to be interested in seeking a different reality
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