That’s photography in general.
I’ve been shooting pics for about 50 years, and while there have always been egotistical douches, in the last 20 years or so I’ve encountered innumerable photographers who seem to live to crap on other people’s work, refuse to help newbies unless they are getting paid stupid money to do it, and generally think they are insanely talented and most everybody else is a hack. It’s why I don’t talk to a lot of established photographers, and only pop into the photo forums to help people.
It may have some influence, but I’ve run into plenty of these people in person. When I said I don’t talk to photographers in general anymore, I meant IRL as well.