This isn't really a good way to judge things. In the future, the fondest memories someone else has about technology will be about the present. The past is not better, you're just nostalgic for it.
I mean, yeah, hobby coding is not going away, but the feeling of exploration for me is totally gone. I don't dislike tech, I just don't see anyone being the way they used to be. People in tech are different and too many people are in tech.
Probably only part of the joy will ever be there, now. Which is weird because I did my own thing with computers til college, and don't consider myself a super sociable person. I just used to know that it was there, and now it isn't.