As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes.

— Denis Diderot, "Encyclopédie" (1755)
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VIVE LA REVOLUtION!

I wouldn't say interest is decreasing....but the rarer hardware is. Gobbled up by collectors like myself and many others. I have a lot of rare stuff, my favorite period is mid 90's through early 2000's. Much prior to that is pretty useless for my interests and much after just hasn't 'earned its stripes' yet. The point being, if the hardware you're insterested in building is just impossible to find; knowing you'll likely never obtain it, interest fades away.