i wholeheartdly disagree with that take, culturism is on the rise actually, a lot more people are getting involved in this sport, and your appreciation about how it used to be more vibrant its probably due to nostalgia, nowadays with the internet we have access to an unimaginable amount of information, whereas back then we were limited to only local and regional information, now the world is at our disposal, it is a new era and perhaps you find it too big and not as cozy, but the discipline is in a healthier state overall