What’s the most overhyped tech trend right now?

Carbon capture tech.

That one is still being promoted but in the end the CO2 is mainly used to get more oil out of wells.

Cloud. Businesses went all in on cloud under this illusion of stable costs, but costs go up and contol/support have gone down, and I'm seeing businesses spin on-prem back up.

I feel like both new cars and phones have been overhyped for a while now.

Ai is simultaneously over and under hyped depending on context.

Shit!

I came here to say AI, which I'm not allowed to.

Melbourne street fashion. Literally asian style pump flip flops with socks half way up your calves. 80s tracksuit baggies. Trying REALLY hard to look like they're not trying. The city is loving it.

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Mobile apps. They have so much money and users and it still feels like there isn't as many cool mobile apps as there are cool computer program.

Mobile apps often feel like a web browser with the URL bar.

There's a buzz around the metaverse? Hell, even Meta has cancelled their meta project.

Quantum computing? The hype isn't so bad lately and I'm somewhat optimistic but it's worth a mention.

Small modular reactors. You see these being proposed but so far they're not being built.

Both the love for Generative AI/LLM is overhyped, but so is the hate for it. They're actually pretty good tools, they won't save the world on their own in their current state.

5G, all phone carriers in my country promises gigabit speeds but in my tests results shows slower speeds than current 4G and coverage is worse

Passkeys. They'll probably improve eventually but I feel like right now it's a mess.

On Android you are forced to use the default implementation, only in 14 and above can you use password managers for them.

On desktop it's somewhat less messy but you can use the system storage or a password manager extension. Some sites only let you use them for 2FA, some full login, some can't be put in a password manager from my experience and so on.

Just a mess right now.

Other than AI, it’s automation. It’s pretty good when it works but has the same overall intent as AI (in reducing the human labor force), just on a smaller level. At least automation isn’t consistently delivering inaccurate information.

Most things to do with Green Energy. Don't get me wrong, I think solar panels or wind turbines are great. I just think that most of the reported figures are technically correct but chosen to give a misleadingly positive impression of the gains.

Relevant smbc: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/capacity

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Electric cars and bigger vehicles. The electricity storage tech is just not there yet. However, I think it's perfectly suitable for personal transportation like scooters and bikes.

Arm on Laptops and Desktops

Easy. AI.

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I don't understand the appeal of foldable screen smart phones. Seems like nothing more than a gimmick to me.