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Agreed! We can disagree   I just don't feel that small niches are insignificant.  It is often the niches where there is real innovation and progress.  What becomes mainstream can often be traced back to some niche, something that was once considered insignificant or had no immediate affect on the popular.  The impact was realized later.  And of course there are real innovators who end up having zero or very little impact.  And of course there are people who think they are innovating but are not.  It's very hard to know today where those influences and innovations are going to end up (what the music industry execs wouldn't give for an accurate prediction of the next big thing).  On the other hand, it's VERY easy to say these guys aren't going to be a Miles Davis, who is. My crystal ball is pretty cloudy when it comes to predicting the next big thing, whether music, technology, etc.  And to say something is HUGE in this biz is admittedly murky - I should leave that to the PR and sales people.  I can say fairly confidently that the price of energy will continue to go up for the foreseeable future.  And I can fairly confidently say that there won't be many with the impact of Miles - both simple statements.