probably there are two or three aspects 1. most of these things are the "new old thing", and more experience/education/history would dampen enthusiasm for thes

probably there are two or three aspects 1. most of these things are the "new old thing", and more experience/education/history would dampen enthusiasm for these re-hashes of old ideas 2. alot of people/tech is on a revenue treadmill (especially consultants and companies that want to market the new hotness) so we get bombarded with reinventions of the "flat tire"... its like junkfoods with new packaging NEW FLAVOUR! we keep falling for it... 3. our jobs as coders can be boring and we look for new toys for stimulation and make things interesting again... if only for a little while...