- 90s: - video games were something truly new. before it, stories and fantasy was something to be enjoyed mostly through static medium. and games were the first medium that lets you interactively enjoy stories. - internet was something truly new. never before we get to connect with people by sharing things we create. and there's so many things were created out of genuine love and passion - late 2000s - social media were something truly new. it lets you connect with people and share things

every era brought something truly novel to the table. but then something changed mid 2010s. and it's not entirely megacorps' fault. it's also us customers. we didn't want to pay. and thus the business model that promotes enshittified services were born and now we have to live with it.