Hype comes from a promise to increase subjective well-being, while ultimately failing to do so, at least in the short term. But this definition should not disco

Hype comes from a promise to increase subjective well-being, while ultimately failing to do so, at least in the short term. But this definition should not discount the long term potential. What is needed is an actual increase in subjective well-being, which is frustratingly diverse, subjective, and what you touched on in your last sentence. Hype does the opposite, it works to decouple capital from labor. Unfortunately, until western society can find a better balance between capital, democracy, and global relations, entropy will outpace innovation, always.