Seth Godin on Variety and the Long Tail:
It’s easy to miss the feeling of a monoculture if you grew up with it. Hits gave us something to talk about, adhere to or even work against. There are so many pockets of culture, it can’t help but feel a bit more lonely from a certain angle.
I might also add: It’s easy to miss the feeling of the early web if you grew up with it.