I'd still say VR and 3D printing are (historically) overhyped. Within their respective niches, they're very effective technologies. But there's also this idea t

I'd still say VR and 3D printing are (historically) overhyped. Within their respective niches, they're very effective technologies. But there's also this idea they're going to change the consumer landscape, because everyone's going to have one in their home, and use it all the time. e.g., my experience with consumer-grade 3D printing is that it still kind of sucks. It makes home fabrication marginally more convenient than it was without 3D printing, and a lot more aggravating. Even with the rise of gig economy 3D printing services, which have made me a lot happier by removing the hassle of actually operating a 3D printer and giving me access to much better equipment than I'd ever buy for myself, I find that the best executed prints that I order still require significant manual finishing time. It's still just an extremely far cry from the "You'll never need stuff shipped to you because you can just print it at home" hype that surrounded the technology 5 or 10 years back.