Both things are true: Things change and our perception of things changes. I'm not the OP so I can't say for sure, but I consider it a near certainty from my ow

Both things are true: Things change and our perception of things changes. I'm not the OP so I can't say for sure, but I consider it a near certainty from my own (similar) experience that he's both viewing his time at google through the rose colored glasses of youth and novelty and is correct about the negative changes to the company's culture.