Technology Adoption
topic on 4 shows · 6 statements across 6 episodes
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Feldmann: Mining firms avoid new tech due to decade-long capex cycles
“Building a mine is incredibly capex intensive and you're basically making a bet on technology early and then utilizing that equipment or software system for a decade plus. And so these companies are risk averse. I don't want to bet, bet the farm on a new, new …”
Aoun: Healthcare technology adoption only occurs in service of billing
“Technology adoption in healthcare only really goes in service of billing.”
Andreessen: Modern tech adoption flows trickle-up from consumers to government
“Since the invention of the internet, and then more recently, I'd say the combination of the smartphone and the internet a lot of new technologies now are actually the reverse. They actually get adopted by consumers first then small businesses figure out how to…”
Feifer: Society routinely mistakes 1% problems for 100% problems
“Number four, we mistake a one percent problem for a 100% problem.”
Friedberg: Tech adoption expands wealth disparity despite overall living improvements
“The pace of technology adoption increased wealth disparity globally. Wealth disparity, the difference between, call it the top decile and the bottom quartile, has increased, whereas the absolute condition of everyone has moved forward.”
Levinson: Tech insiders overestimate adoption speed; efficiency takes years
“Sometimes people who are involved in the tech industry kind of get very romantic about how quickly these great technologies are getting absorbed. But in reality, life is messy. And some of these technologies take a while to be used efficiently and some of them…”