Watching nerdy online communities become incredibly influential forces
dioscuri · x · 2026-09-09
Veteran tech figure dioscuri reflects that one of the stranger surprises of his 30s and 40s has been watching the weird nerdy online communities he hung out in when younger become incredibly influential forces in the world — a fitting note on the internet-culture roots of today's AI scene.
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