....Its 'the internet age' ... people aren't afraid to seek info or talk to people about these things...
People have allways LD'ed, but never found channels to express it to similar people .. Internet allows that
.. If I talked to my WL freinds (all who dont LD) about say, whats in my dream journal, they'd call me nuts, but you guys wouldn't , because were in the same boat!!

... Hmm and media coverage of LDing is slightly more mainstream now, but not by much... and yes, Inception made LDing 'sexy' ... I'd agree there..