I still can’t reconcile just how wildly wrong i was. I didn’t appreciate that it’s not common to want to know truth, common is titillation and tribalism - which always existed anyway, it’s not that the internet increased it or made it more popular, it’s that i was a geek hacking away in my bedroom and didn’t see much of real society.
Although my biggest hangup contrasting then vs now is that Microsoft is my favourite tech company these days.
You weren't wrong. Sharing knowledge freely absolutely solved many of society's problems.
It uh... created a few more too...
Wouldn't be so hard on your past self.