When I was a teenager in the late 90s, I was working at an ISP and learning bsd and Linux. I had accumulated a first tier of working knowledge - I could just b

When I was a teenager in the late 90s, I was working at an ISP and learning bsd and Linux. I had accumulated a first tier of working knowledge - I could just barely use the system but to my friends and family I was a unix god. Being a kid with my first taste of authority, I remember how opposed I was to tool improvements that made these systems more accessible. I was complaining to my boss, a unix greybeard, and he got really annoyed with me and explained that the system should be improved so that everyone can benefit from it. I read this and I think I just understood a little better how petty I am.