Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agoWhat is a product that didn't live up to its advertised claims?message-squaremessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down14
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a product that didn't live up to its advertised claims?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·6 months agoTBF electric scooters are doing that now. Dude was just ahead of his time. Also if you take “the way we view cities” literally, they definitely did since they became a popular way for tourists to view a city.
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·6 months agoAhead of his time? It is a different product working with a different (and far older) principle?
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoThe principle here that matters is “personal electric low-skill vehicle”. Segway tried it first, but electric scooters were way cheaper, and the GPS/smartphone technology helped it a lot.
TBF electric scooters are doing that now. Dude was just ahead of his time.
Also if you take “the way we view cities” literally, they definitely did since they became a popular way for tourists to view a city.
Ahead of his time? It is a different product working with a different (and far older) principle?
The principle here that matters is “personal electric low-skill vehicle”. Segway tried it first, but electric scooters were way cheaper, and the GPS/smartphone technology helped it a lot.