We do have a "superconductor" but its not the one we wanted. It is the best description for the behavior of online (social) media: no longer exhibits any resist

We do have a "superconductor" but its not the one we wanted. It is the best description for the behavior of online (social) media: no longer exhibits any resistance and the tiniest spark leads to amplification and a system meltdown. These collective hysterias are a combination of people desperate for technological solutions to (typically) social problems and a system that eagerly exploits that for the benefit of a few. Of course there are countless mysteries still remaining to be uncovered in materials science, just like there is an infinity of algorithmic advances to be made in processing information. But the more important invention of all might be to find the checks and balances, feedback loops and regulators that will prevent people from behaving like panicked apes. At best this uncontrolled lemming instinct of ours is a huge waste of time. At worst it undermines society and our welfare.