AI has the worst sales pitch I've ever seennoahpinion.blog 4 pointsray__5 months ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−k3105moI have found that technology is frequently sold by owners, rather than creators, for the two following reasons:1. "If we don't do it, the other guy will."2. "Because"3. "Risks versus benefits? We'll look into that. Tomorrow. Just give me the cash."Recall Thomas Edison's sales pitch for DC power. Electrocution. [0][0] https://www.historyandheadlines.com/january-4-1903-killer-el...https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030105/bookbriefs...−JohnFen5moIn fact, I can think of two reasons to do it: 1. You think if you don’t do it, someone else willHow is that in any way a reason to do it?−fahad618145motrue but how would one go about improving it?
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I have found that technology is frequently sold by owners, rather than creators, for the two following reasons:
1. "If we don't do it, the other guy will."
2. "Because"
3. "Risks versus benefits? We'll look into that. Tomorrow. Just give me the cash."
Recall Thomas Edison's sales pitch for DC power. Electrocution. [0]
[0] https://www.historyandheadlines.com/january-4-1903-killer-el...
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030105/bookbriefs...
How is that in any way a reason to do it?
true but how would one go about improving it?