The early bitcoin users were mostly cypherpunks. The emphasis was on trustlessness, decentralization, cryptography and privacy.

Today, most newcomers are investors---they don't understand the technology and operate mostly off buzzwords. it's annoying,

But i think it's also part of the original design. i can't find the quote, but i'm pretty sure satoshi acknowledged that if it ever caught on,

BTC would become extremely valuable.