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Nah it's just as goofy now if not goofier. What's hard to remember is that back in 2013 nobody really knew or cared who Travis was yet. You can never predict the successes. I guarantee around that time there were much more "serious" people who looked more likely to succeed.

Likewise, now some people may seem really adept at startups. Perhaps they know all the right VCs, have a PhD, maybe they grew up in SF instead of moving there.

At the end of the day that stuff matters very little. The next big startup will be from someone, and something no one sees coming.

For example, I can think of one AI founder who is growing his company almost entirely on the back of using his product to make and post completely unhinged memes.

Harder to imagine in 2013, even then it might have seemed a little too unserious.