Later, when the drugs wear off: "Nowadays it's gotten to the height of ridiculousness. There isn't even a boom, just a bunch of insiders who think it's cool they're inside. No one has made one cent off podcasting and already the NY Times says there's a business model and tries to give the market to their friends (who haven't shipped anything), and people at TED are ooohing and ahhing, and wondering how they can get in on the IPO. But these are the exact same people that got so many to think they were the brains behind the last booms. No wonder they want to do it again. It's really profitable, for some."—Scripting News