Comment Comment by Jasper_ Even taking your (IMO incorrect) assumption that the web only became mainstream when Facebook launched at face value...> When Hotbot was launched and could actually search with some degree of efficiency it wasn't mainstream.That was 1996.> When I could post on Twitter and Facebook it was starting to feel like it was mainstream.That was 2004. So roughly a gap of 8 years.Bitcoin started in 2009. It's now 2017. A gap of 8 years.So, uh, how much longer is a "a long way off"? parent Jasper_ 9 years ago
> When Hotbot was launched and could actually search with some degree of efficiency it wasn't mainstream.
That was 1996.
> When I could post on Twitter and Facebook it was starting to feel like it was mainstream.
That was 2004. So roughly a gap of 8 years.
Bitcoin started in 2009. It's now 2017. A gap of 8 years.
So, uh, how much longer is a "a long way off"?