I am starting to think these origin stories are comms to signal who is a cabal insider. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Disney, Hewlett-Packard all started in garages? Michael Dell started out selling computers out of his trunk?
The garage stories also gain support from people. It fooled us into believing these were just kids that developed something major, we spread the word and now it's a monstrosity.
When it first started, the internet was fun. Programming was done on notepad. People experimented and played. Info was shared freely.
Now it's boring. Plug in bloated WordPress to get a cookie cutter site to push crap no one wants or to collect your info for car warranty scams.
I am starting to think these origin stories are comms to signal who is a cabal insider. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Disney, Hewlett-Packard all started in garages? Michael Dell started out selling computers out of his trunk?
Here’s an Inc. article (archived) highlighting garage startups: https://archive.ph/oqeKJ
Edit: Not to mention they always come from affluent and connected families.
The garage stories also gain support from people. It fooled us into believing these were just kids that developed something major, we spread the word and now it's a monstrosity. When it first started, the internet was fun. Programming was done on notepad. People experimented and played. Info was shared freely. Now it's boring. Plug in bloated WordPress to get a cookie cutter site to push crap no one wants or to collect your info for car warranty scams.
There were also several search engines to use, and you didn't have to pay for ads to have people find your website.
AskJeeves was a fun one!
You used to be able to scrape the internet overnight with a basic DSL connection and setup your own search engine with ease and no legal red tape.