
Blockchain was the breakthrough that made it all possible but there’s a reason nobody owns a Model T anymore. We learned how to build better, faster, sleeker and more comfortable cars. The same happens with any technology. The initial breakthrough leads to a cascade of breakthroughs.
Then WYSIWYG (pronounced “wizzywig”) came along. It stood for “What You See Is What You Get.” When you marked a passage as being in italics, the letters tilted right there on the screen. If you wanted to change the margin, you could drag a ruler at the top of the screen — and see the effect of that change. Th…