my dad always mentions this - as he was an early geek who adopted all of it
And I can remember when the home computer was first introduced, or the internet... people were leery of them.
I think that's a huge aspect of people's negative predictions... but hey, we here on steemit are living proof!!
Absolutely...that is why I am so bullish on STEEM...we have real world applications that are being used right now. People are making money on here which is a radical difference from the "we hope" or pie-in-the-sky" dreams many are touting.