mitsuhiko: Austria adopted cars 30 years late — temper your AI rollout expectations
mitsuhiko · x · 2026-09-26
Armin Ronacher (mitsuhiko) lists how far behind Austria was in adopting past technologies — cars 30 years, modern water infrastructure 15, railways 7, electric trams 16, diesel trains 12, electric city lights 40 — as a reality check on how slowly even transformative tech actually diffuses, AI included.
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