The Californian Ideology (1995)
As someone who&#x27;s part of the culture being attacked here, it&#x27;s interesting to note the stylistic differences between this article from 1995 and more current smear pieces from the likes of the NYT.<p>This reads like a conspiracy theory pamphlet although it brings up most of the same points we see in more modern attacks. What changed in the last ~20 years where arguments like this have hit the mainstream?<p>Well for one, tech is even more powerful now and old media is on its deathbed. That leads to a certain amount of sour grapes and irrational defense of non-functional business models.<p>Secondly I think millennials had a large part in moving away from techno libertarian ideals. Philosophy-wise they&#x27;re basically baby boomers 2.0. I don&#x27;t think they had enough direct exposure to that culture to understand the failings, thus are doomed to repeat them. Obviously this isn&#x27;t true for everyone in that generation, just a generalization.