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In 1998, Paul Krugman predicted the internet's impact on the economy would be no greater than the fax machine's
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In a 2013 interview, Krugman stated that the predictions were meant to be "fun and provocative, not to engage in careful forecasting"
I'd say that too if I was that hilariously wrong about something.