i think it finally clicked for me why technology nowadays feels so lacking in creativity and direction. other than the obvious fact that it's entirely being driven by businessmen (who are driven more by consumers/profit), those businessmen are often just following the creative visions that have already been created for them (e.g. AI, holographic screens, the "cool, sleek" aesthetic of UI that have been shown in movies) rather than pushing their own vision. the "wild west" phase of the internet was probably due entirely to the fact that there WAS no precedent or vision to follow, so people's own creativity showed more.
could be wrong tho, i don't actually have much personal knowledge about the early days of the internet so i'm just assuming. curious what others think
