We've been here about the same amount of time and I agree it is different. I might add that the change isn't all bad either. I still remember well the way the Butero gang treated people.
When I log on, I read through all the thread titles that I haven't read before and post on those that interest me. You can see the general attitudes from reading the first few lines. While there are several threads of light-hearted stuff, it is not near a majority
For us older folks, it may be that we've seen the same discussions over and over each year in different threads; and sometimes the same subject in multiple threads.
I might just say that the old days don't seem to me to be a place that showed a good Christian attitude from too many of its posters.