Edit: It's remarkable to see a raft of uninformed comments here. What's up with that? Once most people in HN knew the story of Linux, Gnu and so forth.
I am Austrian and I am a bit confused...
A related thing is: look through places where the crowd skews young/newb like r/programmerhumor. You'll see arguments, discussions, etc about things that might make you think "I thought that was settled ages ago" but in reality were just things you got experienced perspective on, and/or grew out of.
People grow and change - usually in a slow and steady way that's hard to see in the mirror. I suspect you've picked up a lot of knowledge and some new perspectives - a few years is a long time!
As of yet there is no case to win or lose.