Step 1. Go to software conference.
Step 2. Get into hallway track conversation where a historical anecdote and its lessons are relevant.
Step 3. Say things that prompt y'all to have insight and establish trust that you're thoughtful about how to build software.
> Step 1. Show 10+ years of experience
> Step 2. Never talk about history because I don't need history to solve business problems with programming
> Step 3. Make 6 figures.
So again... 99% of programmers won't ever use the history of DARPA and the birth of the internet to land a job.
1. What really matters is delivering business value.
2. Networking at conferences and talking about the social context of technology is useless.