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I would like to know how we got to this point. One article I read made the point that counter culture was always a product of conservatism. I don't know if I agree with that. I felt like tech in the 70s-90s was more utopian. Tech will democratize the world, it will level the playing field, it will bring an age of information to everyone, etc. These words aren't much different from the life changing™ slogans used about each software update now so it feels more convoluted. I'd like to know because personally I want to know if it was just me who felt utopian about this stuff back then and its always been this downward spiral, or did something change at some point?