The number of internet users is currently 150x more than it was in 1996. I don't think you can make an argument that it was already mainstream in '96 with a few tens of millions of people on it.
The web was overwhelmingly informational up to an inflection point where it became overwhelmingly commercial. That's the thing people are upset about.
The web was overwhelmingly informational up to an inflection point where it became overwhelmingly commercial. That's the thing people are upset about.