None of the above you said are irrelevant. What someone’s definition of wildly successful could be very different from yours. I just posted today how VC’s view vs an average internet board investor views things…
For ex: IoT is a revolutionary technology, tat is widely adopted, with over 18 billion connected devices, and if you could not comprehend or accept it that is your own view.
The simple fact is, in 2026 there is going to be $500 B capex on AI from just handful of companies alone. Every country/ major companies are racing to develop/ invest in AI tech, preparing them for the changes. Large number of folks employment is going to be severely affected.
If you want to believe because you have few random, inconsequential, irrelevant example of your perceived past technology failures is so important that therefore you predict AI is not going to matter… fine that is just one person’s view.