> In particular IT, where new project continually spring up to dethrone others. The Lindy effect says nothing about popularity, which is how I translate your u

> In particular IT, where new project continually spring up to dethrone others. The Lindy effect says nothing about popularity, which is how I translate your use of 'dethrone' here. It observes that something's duration of existence correlates with its chances for existence in the future.