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(Updated 2023)

• gwern 4y ago
  What a pity the 2016 version didn't include a list of things the author was certain had been overhyped and would fail.
  • rchaud 4y ago
    Is that necessary for anyone who's on HN? The article assumes the reader is already familiar with the site. Off the top of my head, things like voice search, Uber autonomous taxis, Tesla FSD, WeWork, NFTs, P2E crypto games, Web3.....these were hyped to the skies on HN. Even people that didn't believe the business model was viable, believed that they'd succeed anyway because of the influential people that put money into them. Read
    • gwern 4y ago
      Oh, it would be interesting because the list wouldn't be the one you gave there with the benefits of hindsight.