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Our Intuition About The Future Is Linear. But The Reality Of Information Technology Is Exponential, And That Makes A Profound Difference. If I Take 30 Steps Linearly, I Get To 30. If I Take 30 Steps Exponentially, I Get To A Billion.
-Ray Kurzweil
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Our Intuition About The Future Is Linear.

Ray Kurzweil
Our Intuition About The Future Is Linear. But The Reality Of Information Technology Is Exponential, And That Makes A Profound Difference. If I Take 30 Steps Linearly, I Get To 30. If I Take 30 Steps Exponentially, I Get To A Billion.
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