Has the photography craze "Jumped the Shark"?

[theantiquetiger]

For those of you who don't know what "Jump the Shark" means, there was a TV show here in the US called "Happy Days". It was one of th greats. One episode, Fonzie (a main character) jumped a shark in a cage, while he was water skis. The show went down hill from there, hence, "Jump the Shark"!

Back to the topic:

I have noticed a major decline in all aspects of photography, from Facebook to threads started in forums (including this one). I've seen forums where when you posted a picture, you would get several replies, to now, where you may get one. Plus the number of threads started. I am not just talking about this forum (because it is a small one to begin with). I am talking the major ones like Canon's and others.

I've seen one forum that use to be very busy, no one has even posted in the critique section (it was their busiest section) in nearly 2 weeks.

Was the rise in photography the last 10 years or so finally come back down?

Was it a flash in the pan?

Are people realizing that by just buying an expensive DSLR doesn't make them a good photographer?