Whats more interesting than what they get wrong is what they get right.
And notice how some of the things on the list are things humans still want to do, but can't. (Eg: Remove the pest aspect of mosquitoes and flies.) Which goes back to my hypothesis that humans have really had the same goals for technological advancement for most of history,
It's very rare to think of something nobody else has thought of before. In fact, an old adage goes that anything worth inventing will be invented twice. So instead of focusing on innovative ideas (Which any reading about past inventions will show you usually don't really exist.) focus on innovative executions.
After all, Facebook beat Myspace. But Facebook isn't really that radically different from Myspace, the core concept is the same: A long distance telecommunications platform that lets you use network effects to distribute memes to friends, family, and the public. (Photographs, Text, Video, even Audio.)
And notice how some of the things on the list are things humans still want to do, but can't. (Eg: Remove the pest aspect of mosquitoes and flies.) Which goes back to my hypothesis that humans have really had the same goals for technological advancement for most of history,
It's very rare to think of something nobody else has thought of before. In fact, an old adage goes that anything worth inventing will be invented twice. So instead of focusing on innovative ideas (Which any reading about past inventions will show you usually don't really exist.) focus on innovative executions.
After all, Facebook beat Myspace. But Facebook isn't really that radically different from Myspace, the core concept is the same: A long distance telecommunications platform that lets you use network effects to distribute memes to friends, family, and the public. (Photographs, Text, Video, even Audio.)