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BILL GATES on 'the internet' in 1995 | David LETTERMAN
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A short clip of Bill Gates appearing on David Letterman's show in 1995 trying to explain the value of the internet. Letterman is visibly unconvinced.
HN cites it as an example of how even sharp people dismissed a transformative technology, often invoked in crypto debates.
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