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The point is, the "best" technology or idea doesn't always prevail. Sometimes chance and the law of unintended consequences win out.
The point is, the "best" technology or idea doesn't always prevail. Sometimes chance and the law of unintended consequences win out.
Approximate author period: c. 2012 AD · contemporary
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- Eric Weiner
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- Approximate author period: c. 2012 AD · contemporary
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