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85 Big Ideas that Changed the World
ccnull writes "Forbes just put out its well thought-out list of 85 breakthroughs since 1917 (sneakers) that have revolutionized the way we live. This is interesting on a number of levels -- crazy trivia (the microprocessor and the answering machine invented in the same year!?), a reminder of the past (the modem: 1962), and a frightening realization that not much of interest has come out of the last 10 years (a whopping 4 of the 85 ideas). Easily digestible and worth discussing."
Yes, but it is of interest to the owner of the magazine, and since it's privately owned, Mr. Forbes gets to decide what he does with his Capitalist Tool.
sulli
RTFJ.
"Has it revolutionized the world? I've never used a cell phone in my life and have no intention of ever buying one. There are pay-phones on almost every corner everywhere in the world."
"So what you're really saying then is that you're the only person on the whole planet?"
That's probably why cell phones aren't interesting to him. He has nobody to call!
"Derp de derp."
This Ben Stein essay originally in Forbes or somesuch is such tripe.
This is the same guy who hosts the pointless trivia
show on Comedy Central "Win Ben Stein's Money".
If that's not clearly exactly the sort of crap that he is saying has led to the decline of the US, then he's not reading his own essay.
The show is all about getting some $$$ for answering some pointless questions and winning something for nothing.
His essay clearly highlights a lot of important issues, but his life and lifestyle put him in the "part of the problem" side.