The people who found out about bitcoin in 2010-12 were the ones who gained, either by innovating more on the platform such as Vitalik, or by investing in it.<p>The first internet companies were the ones to gain a lot by the new tech.<p>The first apps on the Appstore were the ones who won the market, such as Instagram and Whatsapp<p>How do you find the newest tech or discoveries or innovations? How do you keep up with your digest/news?
You're suffering from selection bias.<p>The first people who found out about multimedia CD-ROMs... didn't do that well because the web killed those off after three years.<p>The first people who invested in 3D television technology... went nowhere, no one bought them.<p>The Internet did go places, it's true. But, the first Internet companies are mostly dead. For every success like Amazon there are 1000 dead dot-coms.<p>Etc.<p>Knowing about new technologies (languages, libraries, frameworks) is useful in terms of "oh I might need this tool someday" kind of way, but that's a very different goal. Some tips on how to do that here: <a href="https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/10/07/growing-your-toolbox/" rel="nofollow">https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/10/07/growing-your-toolbox...</a>