I'd argue that the internet today actually requires more skill to use than it did back in the day - it's difficult to avoid the content blackholes that exist an

I'd argue that the internet today actually requires more skill to use than it did back in the day - it's difficult to avoid the content blackholes that exist and, if you're truly masochistic, you could try the "Browse through twenty site links without ever submitting a request to facebook.com" challenge - assuming you're not using an ad/domain blocker (which you should be). There are a lot of extremely niche things on the internet still and I agree that Youtube (and Nebula!) are where they mostly reside. Sadly gone are the days when just typing up some rudimentary HTML would qualify as engaging content to most people... I met my wife on a MUD - but now you need webcams, editors and production value to make content.