I don't know, I kind of wonder if this applies to all technologies equally.

for example, (dodging the whole full-self-driving controversy) tesla cars have had advanced safety features like traffic aware cruise control and autosteer for over a decade.

so, buying into safety early...

for other technologies, there's sort of the rugpull effect. The people who get in early enjoy something with little drama vs the late adopters. ask people who bought into sonos early vs late, probably more exampless of this.

so getting technology the founders envisioned, vs later enshittified versions.