Exetools and exe-scene

Could it be that the scene is smaller because the scene is getting older?? The younger generation are too lazy to spend the time cracking software protection...and that combined with the fact that there is not too much teaching going on out there (imho) so the tricks of the trade are dying with those that know them. And the older scene "is getting too old for this sh%$" to mess with the newer stuff...

my two cents.