Ask HN: Why is it all about AI on here and on github and youtube?

Previously, the focus was on IoT—something and stupid kubernetes that barely stirred any genuine interest—or on Blockchain, before that, it was the rise of tablet PCs, eBook readers, and micropayments.

All of it amounted to little more than distractions, fleeting fascinations with the latest shiny novelty.

Interestingly, statements like this hardly ever provoke any reaction, yet people are inexplicably drawn to nonsense of the aforementioned kind.