The comment above yours reminds me of all the times deep learning had been dismissed in the past as useless until computers finally were fast enough to make it

The comment above yours reminds me of all the times deep learning had been dismissed in the past as useless until computers finally were fast enough to make it actually usable. Now they are heralded as the best thing in the world. People always dismiss everything which doesn't fit the current favorite of the month. Short term thinking, the bane of the world.