Yes, it's always been scammy. And I don't just mean Silicon Valley tech. All of it, throughout history. It's because that's the bleeding edge of new informatio

Yes, it's always been scammy. And I don't just mean Silicon Valley tech. All of it, throughout history. It's because that's the bleeding edge of new information and laypeople can't know for sure what information is true and what isn't. That sets the stage perfectly for con artists. Snake oil was scammy tech when it was sold by traveling medicine shows, before silicon snake oil was even imagined.