When cars were invented, how much theoretical analysis did people do about horses?
signulll · x · 2026-11-03
A short analogy-style musing: when the first car was invented, the author wonders how much theoretical analysis people did — especially as it related to horses. Implicitly a jab at today's wave of theorizing about AI.
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