i agree. it has come a long way. i can see it stepping into the spotlight within the next decade. factors are brewing for it:

• privacy minded people looking for alternatives
• open source projects becoming more popular, and easier to setup
• distributed operating systems, apps, .. i don't know everything? nostrweb? [this one is really interesting to watch]
• decentralization of everything

i think it just takes a curious mind. ai might be the deciding factor in a few years (or now if you're already there lol).