So Classic is just 2MB to start, then some other shit? Well that was more than a bit deceiving.

... it is a bit more than that, you've omitted the Gavin cargo cult angle to it.
...The name derives from the belief that various ritualistic acts will lead to a bestowing of material wealth ("cargo").[1][2]
Cargo cults often develop during a combination of crises. Under conditions of social stress, such a movement may form under the leadership of a charismatic figure. This leader may have a "vision" (or "myth-dream") of the future, often linked to an ancestral efficacy ("mana") thought to be recoverable by a return to traditional morality.[1][3] This leader may characterize the present state regimes as a dismantling of the old social order, meaning that social hierarchy and ego boundaries have been broken down....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult people behave strangely when you throw money into the mix.