There were certainly people that thought the web was only for weirdos and nerds. I got bullied in school because I was on the web and playing with computers instead of playing sports, etc. Nerds weren't always cool. Life as a nerd got much easier when the money started flowing and it was completely obvious to EVERYONE we were taking over the world.
Thanks for providing the link; the popular selection[1] is most interesting. The entire space has gone so meta (a little on the nose) most don't even realize it... Imagine if all the internet offered for the first 13 years of it's life was different ways to sell you more internet. That's what the entire space looks like at this point and this link is yet another example - there are maybe three instances of destinations that I could see being even remotely useful, interesting, or usable to anyone outside of the cryptosphere.
I've been really excited about the space since at least 2017. After five years without a single "I can't live without this" moment that excitement has waned significantly.