> people would see fever dreams at best and unwholesome value-destroying privacy-invading witchcraft at worst Oh yes. The hacker subculture, even parts of the

> people would see fever dreams at best and unwholesome value-destroying privacy-invading witchcraft at worst Oh yes. The hacker subculture, even parts of the tech industry in general at the time was dealing with things like the Clipper Chip, the V-Chip, and Operation Sundevil. There was a love of tech, but a good dose of distrust as well. There was also a certain aesthetic to 90s tech. It needed to be obnoxious and tech-looking. Well, everything needed to be obnoxious & in-your-face in the 90s.