I think in terms of this passion thing, like let's go, let's dig way back into history. What was the genesis of the companies Microsoft and Apple? I mean, Microsoft, you know, flashback to the 70s, my recollection of the story is it was some folks that really liked computers when they were a new thing. They probably wouldn't have been working on that stuff, even if there was no money in it, right?
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