Then again, don't we often laugh off disruptive technologies when they first appear?

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We often laugh and dismiss the mentally ill in America, choosing to cross the street when we see the homeless veteran screaming and cussing at anyone who walks by.

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We often laugh at the things that get missed.

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Most of us, when we encounter such ideas often shrug our shoulders, ignore or laugh about it.

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