From one elder statesmen to another- it’s not us. The industry as a whole has lost a lot of the excitement and novelty it evoked in the 80s, early 90s and (afte

From one elder statesmen to another- it’s not us. The industry as a whole has lost a lot of the excitement and novelty it evoked in the 80s, early 90s and (after a somewhat down period in the mid 90s) the late 90s to mid 2000s. In a way, Pangaea has split. Massively profitable giants have emerged as the foundations of the industry have hardened. The industry is mature, but the amount of truly exciting work has dwindled. Microsoft at it’s peak never felt as well-entrenched as today’s tech giants. I briefly came out of retirement a few years ago to work on a blockchain-related company, which presented an energy akin to the Macintosh or Java, but ultimately it was clear that the industry as a whole has shifted priorities by so much - beyond the point of no return- for better or for worse.