The foresight of folks like Pierre has really highlighted for me how predictive incentives are - particularly ones with large payoffs.
when network effect kicks in, incentives carry it all the way. the real force of network effect is not something you can see with your eyes or feel with your hands.
irc, kazaa, emule, napster, bittorrent, tor, bitcoin, lightning, SN...
every time i used one of those programs for the first time i had a feeling i cannot describe. some people i know cannot get that feeling somehow.
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