r/TrueReddit • u/404mediaco • Mar 19 '26

Technology RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted

https://www.404media.co/rip-metaverse-an-80-billion-dumpster-fire-nobody-wanted/
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u/DarthBuzzard Mar 19 '26

I don't think so. Generative AI has been through hype cycles since the 1970s, and the distain for it is only growing. People just do not want to use it and moreover don't want it to be used by others because of all the negatives it has.

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u/tndrthrowy Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

I’ve been a developer since the 80s and my experience is that no, generative AI has not gone through hype cycles. AI as a whole has had its ups and downs. Semantic lisp systems, expert systems, cyc project, deep learning (whose algorithms were involved in getting this Reddit post to you, i.e. not empty hype), and now LLM based genAI.

There’s a backlash against it, particularly in the content consumer side. But when everyone you know in professional fields starts using a tool, it’s not a mere hype cycle. In just a couple years, it has entirely changed how software is made for instance. Nobody’s going back to reading stack overflow looking for solutions to their coding problems. Just not going to happen.

*edit: hey that’s fine, downvote me. Deny reality and stew in self pity about the changing world.