@noyoushutthefuckupdad I would argue that it never became really popular. It was just transformed into something pallatable to normies, and ruined in the process. Think about how normal people react, even today, when confronted with a command line.
Nerds used to be artisans (left to our own devices, we created great things), but bullshitters like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs wanted to turn us into a chain gang, and they're succeeding.