Technological percolation limit: Difference between revisions

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* [[Theoretical overhang]] - pre-built segments fall in place all at once
* [[Theoretical overhang]] - pre-built segments fall in place all at once
* The "right time" for an (possibly old) idea to spread  (and gain mass adoption)
* The "right time" for an (possibly old) idea to spread  (and gain mass adoption)
* serendipity that is not as much "by chance" as one might think
* [[Serendipity]] that is not as much "by chance" as one might think

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After crossing a threshold where all the required things come to together to being fulfilled simultaneously and in a way that fits together (either by chance or by active effort) long neglected areas of technology often receive an unexpected massive boost. An ignition.

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