How 70s Hippies Shaped the Tech Giants of the Silicon Valley | Extra Long Documentary

How did the countercultural ideals of the 1970s hippies shape the tech revolution that followed? This documentary explores how early PC pioneers, driven by a vision to empower individuals over corporations, set out to democratize technology. Yet, as the personal computer evolved into big business—marked by the launch of the Macintosh, the rise of Microsoft, the creation of the internet, and the founding of Google—many wonder: what became of the original ideals that fueled the industry’s birth?

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