[shermantanktop]

Somewhere there's a market that is highly rational, not taken in by hype, and lacks hubris. Maybe it's Germany? Good luck starting a tech company there.

The frisson of hype and juvenile behavior seems pretty linked to the optimism that drives this sector. Some idiots and hucksters inevitably come along for the ride, and some of them get lucky.

[walleeee]

which is why those of us who aren't idiots and hucksters need to think critically about computers, ourselves, and the roles of both in the world. unexamined optimism is no virtue