Despite all of the narratives you'd read on HN, I honestly don't think the majority of "regular" people who helped drive the boom needed any story beyond "look

Despite all of the narratives you'd read on HN, I honestly don't think the majority of "regular" people who helped drive the boom needed any story beyond "look how fast it's going up!". Hell, I'm also guilty of falling for that at times. It can, and likely will, happen again.