> I began to think that the reason I found them > endearing and not evil was that while many had > made quite a bit of money, almost none had amassed > signi

> I began to think that the reason I found them > endearing and not evil was that while many had > made quite a bit of money, almost none had amassed > significant power. Unlike the Elon Musks and Jeff > Bezoses of the world, who went from geeky teenagers > to masters of the universe, the dorks who grew up > to do SEO have stayed the butt of the joke, > beholden to the fluctuations of the algorithm, > frantically pulling levers behind the scenes > but ultimately somewhat hapless. Translation: they were "endearing" because, instead of actually trying to build something, they just made piles of money ruining things for everyone else. Sure, they're parasites, but at least they aren't (god forbid) _productive_.