There has never in the history of mankind been a time when engineers, scientists and makers mattered more than they do today. 8 (or 18, or 38) years ago, befor

There has never in the history of mankind been a time when engineers, scientists and makers mattered more than they do today. 8 (or 18, or 38) years ago, before the douchebags tracked the mainstream business culture into startups, reduced engineer equity slices dramatically, and generally made the sorts of people who built the original Silicon Valley into second-class citizens. There are many who argue that the 1970s was the Golden Age of Silicon Valley. People who actually wrote the software were treated like real people, and equity slices reflected it. None of this 90-hour-work-week-for-0.03% bullshit.