Comment by TeMPOraL
That's like judging the utility of computers by existence of Reddit... or by what most people do with computers most of the time.
That's like judging the utility of computers by existence of Reddit... or by what most people do with computers most of the time.
Even ignoring the cryptocurrency hype train, there were at least one or two bubbles in the history of the computer industry that revolved around actually useful technology, so I'm pretty sure there are precedents around "boasting about part shortages" and desperate build-up of infrastructure (e.g. networking) to meet the growing demand.
Computer manufacturers never boasted any shortage of computer parts (until recently) or having to build out multi gigawatts powerplants just to keep up with “ demand “