We explore how the real Internet emerged not from the frenzy of the dot-com boom but from the discipline that followed its collapse. We walk through five themes that still shape every major technology wave: hype’s habit of outrunning capacity, the way scarcity builds what abundance cannot, the shift from charismatic vision to rational judgment, the unexpected transformations that only austerity revealed, and the leadership lesson that discipline always outlasts innovation theater. It is a conversation about how institutions learn, how they fail, and how the patterns forged in the early 2000s offer a clear warning for an AI era powered by confidence and debt.
Based on Substack article:
https://dispatchesinternetpioneer.substack.com/p/the-real-internet-emerged-after-the
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