Author dismisses heavily advertised online trends as ephemeral

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-06-21 23:53

The author expresses skepticism towards heavily advertised online phenomena, suggesting they are often unnecessary and transient. They specifically identify "AI" as the most consistently over-advertised and ephemeral topic over the past 18 months, humorously ranking it repeatedly as the top item in a list of things they feel least need. AI

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Author dismisses heavily advertised online trends as ephemeral

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Rule of thumb: that whatever one is advertised the most about, online, is the very thing you *need* the *least*. Plus, frankly, it is the most likely to be the

Rule of thumb: that whatever one is advertised the most about, online, is the very thing you *need* the *least*. Plus, frankly, it is the most likely to be the most... ephemeral. For me what has that been (and pretty consistently for the last 18 months or so)? Its not even close,…

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