Early days of internet didn't what?
DOT COM BOOM NOT REAL TO YOU?
If by "sign up" you mean social?
Then maybe you have no clue about IRC, BB boards, P2P filesharing, mass movements of savy users seeking to upload world's existing data.
Regulation and corporate takeover is what has evolved Internet to what it is now. So like every tech, Big Money pushes development.
The People however DID take to it from the get go.
The people however, ARE NOT taking to Hive. That's what gets presented to you clear as day yet you dismiss it.. and with falsehoods.
I find you embarrassingly comical.
Specially since you're attempting to maintain morale here.
At least do proper research.