In a world where we are currently reinventing the mainframe and thinclient model, it's not hard to imagine that like fashion, tech also is cyclical. We dont say mainframe, we say cloud, we don't say thinclient, we say mobile.
It sounds like a lot of dude-trust-me, but imagine that it is possible somebody out there, maybe a very passionate neckbeard on some forum might just have an intimate history with plan9 and have a reason to feel this way before you go refuting them with JUST enough facts about their tone and delivery to fool people into thinking you're right, because you're not. .. when it comes to plan9. You've pretty much nailed my personality though, im probably that person you're describing, which I should work on, thank you. I'll accept that.
The kids are everything that's wrong with this world, and it's not their fault, they're a product of our example. I can only hope they don't squelch the 1% among them from getting their oddball ideas and opinions out there, because that's how we got here.
Make a note, you have one coffee on me, should we cross paths. Though we disagree today I can tell you're alright.