So I have the pleasure of calling Paul a friend. One of the most interesting and insightful things he has said in a conversation about the creation of DNS to me was "if those above me had understood the importance of what we where doing it would have never happened and the project would never have been given to someone like me at my level at the time...". It is not clear he understood it at the time himself. He is a pretty nice guy. I (a networking geek that just took this cool stuff and built with it) cannot claim to have done anything special on this journey to arrive where we are today, but I have been privileged enough to know a few of the players and I can say everyone one of them while having their own arrogance, it is never misplaced and in general they just wanted to solve a problem and make stuff work better. I struggle to see that level of idealism in today's tech crowd.
> I (a networking geek that just took this cool stuff and built with it) cannot claim to have done anything special on this journey to arrive where we are today
> I struggle to see that level of idealism in today's tech crowd.
I wonder if these two are connected. The people I know who have accomplished things are rarely those who look backwards or are quick to lose faith in others, young or old.
Of course there is idealism out there. Tons of it. The eco system is just seriously bigger now, and the money grabbers get most of the headlines so you have to keep up and know where to look.
