I agree, but only because the geeks were dragged into this consumerist Internet culture. There was a period of transition, in the late 90's/early 2000s. I rem

I agree, but only because the geeks were dragged into this consumerist Internet culture. There was a period of transition, in the late 90's/early 2000s. I remember feeling very resentful for a few years when I saw people with no geek creds but with MBAs, going on to start companies that were extremely successful. My feeling at the time was that this was our playground and it used to be awesome before you fuckers showed up. Fast forward almost 20 years and I make a really nice living off of an Internet-enabled business but I still long for my geek beginnings and strive to keep it alive however I can. In my spare time, I run a couple of forums in the automotive industry. One of my forums is the oldest and most popular forum [1] for its particular marquee but unlike virtually all of its competitors, my forum does not run any advertising, nor does it accept donations. It's completely free. A throw-back to the days when geeks built cool shit because it was fun and there was respect for people who built cool shit for the sake of building it. [1] https://discoweb.org/ https://discoweb.org/