The Death of the Cyberflâneur

Interesting article but I suspect what is happening here is what happens in most technology cycle: first the true believers and the hobbyists come up, finding ways to create something out of a new technology. Then the businesses come and make the technology a utility and a more commoditized thing, pushing the believers and hobbyists out of the way in the name of efficiency.

Cyberflaneurs probably still exist, they're just no longer the main group on the internet.