O'Reilly Network: How the Wayback Machine Works [Jan. 21, 2002]

Am I disillusioned? No. Is it depressing to see a lot of my friends out of work? Yes! But the goal of universal access to human knowledge is in many ways an original goal of the Net. It's a tremendous goal. It makes me want to jump out of bed in the morning and try to get this thing done. People working on digital divide issues want to join in, advocates for children's literacy programs want to join in. It's not about driving slick cars, it's about using this technology for the betterment of education and people. I'll take that any day over random stock option grants.