Isn't that exactly what's happening?

A pre-seed investor invests in assets they think seed investors are going to like, seed investors invest in assets they think series-A investors are going to like, series-A investors invest in assets they think series-B investors are going to like, ..., series-whatever investors invest in assets they think IPO-subscribers are going to like, IPO-subscribers subscribe to assets they think the secondary market is going to like.

At some point in the process someone goes: ...hang on a minute. But by that time, the asset is owned by you and me, through the indirection of pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and the like.

This is, I think, essential to any equity market. Some domains are so boring that only inside information rivals judgement. Cardboard boxes. Some other domains are so bubbly that feeling the zeitgeist of the crowd might outperform judgement. Tulips.