I'm seeing signs that hackers are making some progress in getting our word back. Am I imagining it or have others noticed it too? ESR tried to do it in the last

I'm seeing signs that hackers are making some progress in getting our word back. Am I imagining it or have others noticed it too? ESR tried to do it in the last decade by beating it over people's heads; the "shut up, build cool stuff and let people find out" approach seems to be working a whole lot better.