The article discusses significant missed opportunities across history, emphasizing how certain decisions—or lack thereof—have shaped events. Examples include EMI's decision to not sign Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, allowing them to slip to rival Decca, and the Blair government's failure to repeal the right to buy, which led to adverse housing policies. Other significant missed opportunities highlighted include ignoring scientific warnings about fossil fuels, the internet's potential for misinformation, and critical historical moments that could have changed outcomes, such as French inaction during Hitler's remilitarization of the Rhineland.
In the early 1960s, EMI passed on the opportunity to sign Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, allowing rivals Decca to secure their talent instead.
The Blair government not repealing the right to buy has led to significant political, economic, and social consequences related to housing.
Scientists have consistently warned about the dangers of fossil fuel emissions, indicating we were aware of the greenhouses effect yet chose to ignore it.
The internet, initially an opportunity, missed the chance to become a bastion against manipulation and propaganda by not making platforms legally responsible.
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