[stackbutterflow]

This is interesting. But I wonder, was this really a unique time or was it unique to you because you were young and you were discovering a new and unexplored part of your world at that time? What I mean is that what you described sounds very similar to stories from entrepreneurs in the 90s pre dot-com bubble, or founders of hardware startups such as Apple or Cisco in the 70s/80s.

Maybe in 2035 we'll look back at the 10s with the same nostalgia and sharing stories about how it was different and special "back then". It reminds me of an essay often posted on HN which I can't find now but that went something like "we always think this is the end of the story, there won't be new revolutionary startups/techs, and yet there's always new players who emerge that no one saw coming".

Anyway I like stories like yours about times long gone.

[solfox]

Ah, I’m sorry if I came across in that way, that these days where gone. I believe that all things go in cycles. And I believe opportunities exist all around to find what we want. I myself experienced a beautiful opening in my own life that required bravery, which has nothing to do with tech.

The freshness of a thing cannot stay that way - it must go stale and be renewed. It is this cycle that gives us contrast. When a thing goes stale, you can choose to either stay in that energy, wait until the freshness returns, or forge a new path.

[Handytinge]

If you find that essay, could you share it please? I'd love to read it.