Full disclosure: I have exactly zero credibility as a psychic.
Let me count the ways. I’m the guy, who early in my broadcast career (around 1980) was interviewed about the future of a new venture called “cable television.” I laughed it off. “Nobody will ever PAY to watch television,” I said. “I mean, come on, it’s free!”
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