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I was early to the internet, and the only financial benefit I ever expected from it was that I'd be able to have a good career because of the skills I'd developed.

The folks who set up ARPANET and sent the first emails in the 1970s sure must be enjoying their billionaire lifestyle these days.

I think early adopters more excited about being able to communicate in a fundamentally new way. The internet is more like the invention of the radio or tv.

Crypto is more like the invention of electronic cryptographically secure beanie babies with a semi-fixed supply.