How Did the Bootstrap Change With Indy Makers in the Early 2000s?

i was reading a bunch of base camp stuff back then amechif like o patio 11 stuff. joel spolsky and paul graham were the only two people i knew talking about ontepener ship in any way, that resonated with me. I remember kevan hal from wofo came in and gave a talk, and he as like, ya, we never raise any money. We're making like five millions and rent revenue. It's pretty cool. You can make money on line self, in a self funded, self sustainable way, from the comfort of your own home. And i think that's the biggest difference. There wasn't a lot out there that