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Conversely, just because an invention causes a bubble doesn't mean it is useful and world changing.

What are some examples of this?

Blockchain is a strong candidate

Tulips? NFTs? South Sea Bubble? Mortgage Backed Securities and derivative products (CDOs etc)? Beanie Babies?

LLMs, for instance

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