That prediction about electricians being obsolete by 2000 still cracks me up

I was looking through some old trade magazines from the 80s and found an article saying by the year 2000, homes would have self-diagnosing wiring that would make electricians irrelevant. Well here I am in 2024 running new circuits for someone's 4th home office. But I did change how I price jobs after a customer laughed at my estimate and told me I was stuck in 1995 with my rates. Now I actually look at current material costs before quoting instead of guessing. Has anyone else had an old prediction that made them change a business habit?

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umamoore2d ago

Self-diagnosing wiring" still waiting on that one, huh?

cameron7702d ago

Man I had a buddy who took an old "printers will kill newspapers" prediction so seriously he sold his house to buy a printing press. He still brings it up at poker night when someone mentions old predictions.