Why didn’t Pokemon jump on the NFT idea and build a NFT Pokemon Collecting &amp; Trading game? Why didn’t EVERY AAA studio jump on board and create titles for VR because VR is the future! (No. it’s not). Why didn’t all the hot new souls like save their data on the blockchain?
Because HYPE.
Remember the CLOUD? everything was about the CLOUD at one point, even though there has always been server farms, since the 70’s or earlier.
The hell is up with Gen AI? It generates stuff sure, but has it destroyed your job and made you redundant?
So I guess the bottom line is, relax.

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The post discusses why predicted technological trends like NFT Pokemon games, VR titles, and blockchain data storage didn't take off as expected, attributing it to the hype surrounding these technologies. It draws parallels with past hype about cloud computing and questions the impact of generative AI on job redundancy, ultimately suggesting readers to relax and not get caught up in the hype.

Remember the Metaverse?? Nfts?? Blockchain??

NFTs and such were get rich schemes for people who knew that others were stupid enough to buy something like it out of pure peer pressure and hype