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Originally Posted by Gihgehls
The difference is that DK never made statements such as "In 5 years, all diabetics will be wearing this pump" or "injection syringes will be obsolete in 3 years" or "hospitals of the future will be designed around this stent."
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Good points.
I would say that we need to consider where these statements are being made. There is a certain marketing aspect to these grandiose predictions, and clearly they are over the top...
My wife complains when I respond to television commercials... A Cadillac commercial may come on, and claim that I can save $10,000 if a buy a particular car this weekend... I respond to the television that I can save $60,000 and not buy it at all.
In advertisements, claims are made all the time that are a reach or over the top. Some super model will tell you to eat her cereal. I got news for you, if you are old enough to go to the store and buy her cereal, and you do not look like her now, you are not going to look like her after breakfast either...
I see his visionary statements, and lets remember that many other, big movers and shakers have said similar and even more outrageous statements on behalf of the segway, as a form of marketing. He feels, like many visionaries, that if he can share the vision and get enough people to buy in, literally, then that vision has more likelihood of becoming a reality.
I am not saying his statements are accurate, or even that he aught not be held accountable, but I believe it is reasonable and common to allow a certain latitude for artists and creative people who often see the world differently than most people, and express the world they see instead of the world we see. We do this because their subjective reality often actually makes our less subjective reality better...
And for the record, Segway Inc has steadfastly denied the segway is a 'mobility aide' even though it has significantly improved many with mobility issues. And regardless of what was said or not, micro infusion pumps have materially changed the treatment for type 1 Diabetes, not 100%, but to a large and undeniable percentage...