This is because in Web 1.0 times, only weird hacker types were capable of using the internet effectively. Normies (and weirdos who were weird in ways not related to familiarity with and interest in personal computer technology) were simply not using the internet in earnest, because it wasn't effective for their needs yet. Then people made that happen and now everyone is online, including boring normies with boring interests.
If you want a space where weird hacker values and doing stuff for the pure joy of discovery reign, gatekeep harder.
> If you want a space where weird hacker values and doing stuff for the pure joy of discovery reign, gatekeep harder.
That’s not what was said. What they said is that they wanted more people doing things for the pure joy of discovery, and to make that happen, everyone needs to have more free time and less financial stress or be able to make fun stuff WAY faster, like with LLMs!
If you want a space where weird hacker values and doing stuff for the pure joy of discovery reign, gatekeep harder.