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Old 07-27-2007, 07:52 AM  
SykkBoy
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Is automation stifling innovation?

This industry seems to have hit a bit of a rut regarding new innovations. Is it possible this is due to too much automation?

Back in the early days, most things were done by hand and most coded their own scripts. There weren't a lot of freely available scripts, content, hosting, etc. Suddenly more scripts started appearing and everyone started getting automated. Now, this may have helped some become more efficient, but did it stifle innovation?

Is innovation in a holding pattern or are there things coming out we don't see as innovative now, but 2-3 years from now will look back and say "wow, it all started way back when..."?
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