It didn't, it's cooler than ever. You think it's not because of some combination of you getting older, accepting the cultural zeitgeist (currently very negativ

It didn't, it's cooler than ever. You think it's not because of some combination of you getting older, accepting the cultural zeitgeist (currently very negative in general and anti-tech in particular), not paying attention to things, not learning new things, etc. It's extremely hard to look at recent advances in space, neural networks and robots with fresh eyes and not be dumbstruck by their awesomeness.