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THE NEXT THING WILL NOT BE BIG

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Summary from the TLDR Dev newsletter

The era of constantly seeking "The Next Big Thing" in technology may be concluding as core innovations mature and markets saturate. Historically, the 20th and early 21st centuries saw an anomalous pace of technological change, but physical and economic limits are now being reached. Consequently, the ongoing expectation for another massive, industry-reshaping technology like AI might be misguided, as future developments will be more incremental.