Yes, hype is a better world, and is no way new. I also agree with the author about its harms. I think one of the forces driving hype is "the need to belong". B

Yes, hype is a better world, and is no way new. I also agree with the author about its harms. I think one of the forces driving hype is "the need to belong". Because as we see over and over, people are cherished when they drum up the hype with them, and labeled wise when they reflect bad and say "we were wrong about this". On the other hand, you'll be stoned to death if you show the problems early, or will be labeled "old school and backwards" if you find good use of these now-archaic technologies and get good use out of them.