The difference between now and then is that most of the time you were discussing SW, you were discussing it face to face. Now the anonymity of hiding behind a keyboard, along with the change in society, just brings out the more vapid side of the fandom.
You mean like this?
Wow what a terrible movie!! It genuinely felt like a middle finger to the fans!! Sooooo disappointed with what they did to Luke! I have already started to rewrite it the way I would’ve done it. How could Everyone involved in this film have missed the mark so massively???
I’m actually starting to enjoy how many people think “Disney Ruined Star Wars.” Go Disney!
JEDIT: To be clear, I don’t enjoy that people were disappointed in the movie. I enjoy the extreme overreactions.