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  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think many people will get elective brain surgery out of hype. Even if they would they can’t afford it. You mention AI but chatgpt 4.0 is $20 bucks a month. Cost is a big factor in trends.

    Also I am not sure about your qualifier of “nowadays”. Hype isn’t new.