<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Bleeding-edge users perform valuable experiments... > Bleeding-edge users perform valuable experiments for everyone behind them. Their failures reveal technical limits, cultural norms, security problems, and use cases that later adopters can study before committing their own resources. **Source:** [[livestreams/Learning New Media Through Direct Participation - Workbook|Learning New Media Through Direct Participation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Bleeding-edge users perform valuable experiments for everyone behind them. Their failures reveal technical limits, cultural norms, security problems, and use cases that later adopters can study before committing their own resources.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-bleeding-edge-users-committing-own-resources ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->