"Thirteen years ago also marks the apogee of the dot-com euphoria, where every teenager was a Web programmer and every college dropout had a Web startup" Yeah,

"Thirteen years ago also marks the apogee of the dot-com euphoria, where every teenager was a Web programmer and every college dropout had a Web startup" Yeah, this is hyperbole for dramatic effect. But a bit much no? It suggests the author has been living in one hell of a bubble.