Just caught up on this thread.
Steam Turbine
Automobile
Airplane
Wireless Telegraphy
Linotype processor
The freakin lightbulb even
SAFE created and functioning as imagined quite likely will join that list.
I get the arguments against the name and concede that marketing (including branding) is important but I genuinely believe the reach and power of this network is drastically misunderstood and underestimated even by the most ardent supporters/early adopters.
You could call it Grandmas undies tbh but the second the curtain gets pulled back and free and uncensored speech finds a home the impact on the world and the subsequent reaction it will cause is beyond anything anyone here can probably dream up.
The above is only a small pre-cursor of what may follow for a fully functioning network, did anyone here in bitcoin in the early years ever seeing it hitting $20k, did anyone at the eth crowdsale see it hitting $1k, very few if any genuinely did, the possibilities for SAFE far surpass either of these but only take shape if Maidsafe are let rip on this thing for the next couple of years and take the steps they think is needed to breathe life into this dream.
One pretty bright dude once said “most importantly, follow your heart and intuition, they already know what you truly want to become”, David’s dream can change the world forever just let him and the incredible people around him make it happen. Our only job is to support, offer feedback, then step away and let him see the vision through his way.
Being a community and discussing this stuff is okay but once Maidsafe make it clear where they stand with these less trivial things we just need to get outta the road and let this all happen.
Every moment that passes is another moment without a fairer world, just stand back and let these amazing people make it happen for us all 