Hey everyone! I stumbled upon this video and re-uploaded it to a youtube channel of mine since we can't share videos here starting at a certain time, yet. If you want to watch the full video from the original uploader click this link.
I love how he predicted watching movies, sports, music and games on the internet. Even multiplayer games and people streaming them. Talks about how easy it will be to get more information about anything, guess he is the richest man in the world for a reason.
A lot of the speech reminded me of Net Neutrality, censorship, the attention economy and how there is a huge demand for it in this day and age just like there was demand for the internet back then.
This David Bowie interview from 1999 feels so much more profound to me, though a few years later. He wasn't even computer savvy, he just saw creative potential
This is brilliant as well!
Great video, thanks for sharing. A true visionary. Maybe someday we'll watch videos like this about Mr Satoshi :D
Yeah except that he will remain hidden/dead. :p
Maybe in 2040 we can watch interviews of @ned and be all like, zomg!! He knew!!
well he will be remembered a hero non the less. Of that I am sure.
I'm Mr Satoshi.
I knew it!
I'm sorry for my disappearance, I downloaded myself onto the btc block chain. There is much more going on than meets the eye. We need you @acidyo to fight the blockicons on the grand-chain arena. Will you answer the call?
yes
Please roll a d20...
It's strange. It shows how far we have come with the internet. We've almost gone too far with the huge middlemen involved and now blockchain is restoring the internet back to the true image it was set out to be at the start. Interesting times.
wow, very well said. middle-men will soon be eliminated just like manual labor will be taken over by bots. :)
:) and the only wealth left will be people holding crypto haha
Haha, thankfully Steem has a good distribution method compared to other ones. :D
It may not be as big as the internet but I can think of great use cases for blockchain. It has a long way to go, but that is the good news because you can still "get in early" in my opinion. Bill Gates was some damn young in that vid lol
I think its going to be bigger. :)
Actually he was 39 there, but agree looks like in his 20s, haha!
A Genius !!!
LOL nice meme, hadn't seen that one before!
hahaha
@acidyo, thanks for this. I have no fears with the Blockchain except with the so many scams associated with it.
Yeah - unfortunately those are the times we live in right now. 90% of the internet is filled with them it feels like...
Isn't there anything that could be done to stop the scammers?
Within blockchain? Hmm, its all so new and experimental, hope they start with the scammers at least... all you can do for now is try and avoid them and learn the difference between the scams and open-source projects.
Thanks. You'll have to teach me that. I'll pm you on steemit.chat.
You should follow my @cryptochannel account.
Going to start posting more actively there soon! 20% of the portfolio goes to steemit users!
Ok. I will do that now.
An Accurate prediction, a man like him can only tell. The see the future demands and just create product according to it. Now he is the richest man in the world.
Good point. These blockchain technologies will help us in breaking the monopolies held by central banks , big banks and governments over our lives...this is the future so open your eyes and take action.
I remember his AMA on reddit when he answered a question about Bitcoin along the lines of "bitcoin may not be the one but I am certain the technology will disrupt the future".
Yes, That's why he is such a successful man.
Blockchain technology is the next big thing after the internet. Governments and Banks are slow to accept cryptocurrencies because of ther own sellfish interests however the technology will disrupt their monopolies and give power back to the common people..Thanks for sharing
Incredible how fast all this is developing. This moment in the video seems to remote already. How the world will be 25 years from now?
That's what Dan is talking about with EOS.
hey @acidyo
nice one :-)
to me the blockchain technology is the real web2.0
at the moment it looks like that many old ideas get a new hype
we'll see where it ends
It does not even surprise me to have said these things. Man is a visionary. Look what he accomplished!
Super excited for what to come.
Thanks for the marvelous throwback!
Tesla predicted TV and mobile phones.. visionaries, both of em
Yep, it's all new, revolutionary and exciting, can't wait to see where this leads :D
Thanks for sharing!
Exciting times ahead of us! :)
Bring 'em on ^_^
In 1994 you already had a few big name companies putting their name on the line for the internet.... A couple of years later I was already having internet classes in primary school. Not sure we have quite reached that stage for blockchain.
Good stuff thank for sharing. I do agree. Crypto is like the wild west. Love it.
Yeah, does feel like the wild west right now. I love it!
He is such a visionary. Crytocurrencies are the future.
Don't you just love the confidence with which he spoke? A man whose vision is sharp and doesn't see any obstacle big enough to stop him! Even the interviewer didn't think Bill Gates was in his right senses!
He reminded me a lot of when @dan talks about blockchain :)
Hmmm...impossibility is just a creation of one's imagination, it really doesn't exist!
Good post and interesting to read ....thanks @acidyo
He is genius... He also said that nothing can stop bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies :)
Ou yes sir, I think blockchain is the new system for us, as the old one are outdated! Thank you for the post! :)
That's an awesome share! Really inspiring! Seeing how people viewed the present before it happened certainly informs our perspective on the future.
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Thanks @decentralizd. :3
@acidyo another great post brother keep up the great work
Like a bo$$!
It amazes me how a person can get so many
votes in such a short amount of time... wow
@pocketechange
Good idea..
So interesting..
I like it..
This is defiantly an exiting time and cant wait to see how this plays out. Right now I'm trying to decide which to buy...The HDVD or Blueray or Betamax or VHS?
The future demands something like blockchain and no other alternative is even being conceived right now. I'm staking a lot of my future on its success.
things are changing in a rapid pace. I went to Mcdonald's last night and they are now taking orders using one of those kiosk (like a giant ipad) and the kiosk has a credit card swipe. I ordered my first soft drink with the kiosk, this is definitely writing on the wall for something more sinister...think about it. Upvoted and followed!
The true, telling like it is.
I really don't get why people admire Bill Gates. His family ties and past. How he copied the Mac... No wonder he knows his stuff. Sure he wouldn't be where he was when he would have been retarded but why does he want to vaccinate the whole 3rd world and talks about overpopulation? Wake up people.
Just like Ned and Dan, Bill is amongst men of vision.
darn, makes your hair stand up
Good post and interesting to read.Thanks follow upvoted and resteem!
Blockchain it's a future of Internet!
yeah -- i want to see the net open up and the information freely available - i worry about this age of censorship of fake news channels and wonder how we will be able to get real news if they keep making them harder to find and see. This network here on Steem offers so much and i see it becoming bigger than Youtube and Facebook in the years to come -- it is possible but will depend a lot on how the rewards are shared and what apps are set up on the platform. Thanks for your post - i am following to see more- David
Yes, a great mind and a good man, I wrote a poem about him and here's the post, long ago)) https://steemit.com/poem/@anri-avgustino/thanks-to-bill-gates-for-his-work
Friend Bill I'm grateful.
To you for all your works
You are certainly a genius
Forgive me for this familiarity.
Live work create
His program masterpieces,
Do not despair with colleagues
And take care of your nerves.
You did a lot for people
For this personal mercy
Create and continue - the genius of ideas
And may the power be with you!
.. are you giving us some signs here @acidyo ;) .. some secret hints ;)
lol :p just something that came to mind when I stumbled upon that video ^^
:) He was and is a visionary leader, so his positive tone on cryptocurrencies is not a bad thing in regards to perspectives of these markets
His tone is very good for them. ^^
;)
wow....cult video! thanks
Hello @acidyo,
Similarly, I have published something interested that how Isaac Asimov predicted about the Internet in 1875, that come true this Era...
Have read, if you want.
Sorry, I copied your end-phrase :p