> For me the beginning of the end was in the early 2010s or so It was February 11, 2011 in Tahrir Square. That, as far as I can tell, was the place and moment

> For me the beginning of the end was in the early 2010s or so It was February 11, 2011 in Tahrir Square. That, as far as I can tell, was the place and moment where 'tech' changed. Governments and other organizations were very rudely shaken awake by how 'tech' had just toppled an otherwise stable government at a key choke point of a populous country. How all this newfangled communications tech and silly meme culture came together out of seemingly nowhere and threatened everything. After Tahrir Square, every government and agency and whatever else saw tech as a very powerful and possibly threatening 'thing'. And they slowly but surely managed to change 'tech', work with it, get hired in it buy it off, and make it and themselves more to their liking and plans. The adolescence was over. Tahrir Square was when the suits woke up and then went to work in 'tech' because everyone could see that was the future. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahrir_Square#2011_revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahrir_Square#2011_revolution