> But yes, there is an interesting change in the past decade, where everything new must be over-hyped. Yep, the good old "Our tech is making the world a better

> But yes, there is an interesting change in the past decade, where everything new must be over-hyped. Yep, the good old "Our tech is making the world a better place" has gotten old and a new approach was needed. If you are not making standard databases obsolete with a blockchain or MapReduce or gaining business enlightenment from Big Data, no one wants to fund your startup. Civilisation level change is the new upper bound.