> Why do you think that is? I'm not sure what you're referring to exactly. There are a lot of stories of people falling into technology entrepreneurship by sho

> Why do you think that is? I'm not sure what you're referring to exactly. There are a lot of stories of people falling into technology entrepreneurship by showing up. I guess you could say that it was less competitive (which it was), but I also think that society was more lenient. We hadn't figured out yet how to charge a lot for everything. If some landlord was 'greedy' you could move to some adjacent area. Today with information spreading so fast everyone knows not only what something is worth but what it could potentially be worth and price accordingly. Like this story from Max Levchin starting with "I didn't really make any arrangements, so I just crashed on Scott's floor" [0]. [0] https://www.businessinsider.com/max-levchin-paypal-affirm-success-2017-11?r=US&IR=T&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/max-levchin-paypal-affirm-su...