Even the smartest people in the world also struggle with this. So i'm trying to do when i see these new innovations is just check myself, checkk my natural reaction to dismiss something. One don't fault people for being wrong. Actually respect people for being open minded and taking bats and putting their opinions out there, even if they're wrong.
What do airplanes, railroads, and jazz music have in common? They were all innovations that people feared.
In fact, if you look into any key technology shift from the past, you'll find a wealth of fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding it. And while this shouldn't be surprising, we can still learn from the skeptics of the past.
We can learn just how difficult it is to predict what's to come and look toward our future with a humble perspective, an acceptance that we probably will get it wrong again.
In this episode, Calvin and Steph talk through how people viewed inventions seemingly as innocuous as the bicycle or teddy bear, what we can learn from these stories, and how to stay open minded and capitalize on opportunities as technology takes us into the future.