> It was incredible to see all of these people with very different backgrounds and interests coming together for one common goal: making the world better with t

> It was incredible to see all of these people with very different backgrounds and interests coming together for one common goal: making the world better with technology. I feel that's been kind of absent for a while. Sure, tech is huge and there are niches, but the general zeitgeist. Like... the tech world went from this kind of niche thing, to "hey, hackers, you could set yourself up by creating a company and then get to do what you want", which then shifted more and more towards companies, and is right now lurching towards a world where you must pay a mega AI corporation if you want your output to be competitive.