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Gartner hype cycle is pseudoscience. I tried to understand what the y axis is and how they measure it. Any answers here? Surely it’s not market cap.

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The y axis is hype

In what way is hype quantified and different from stock market valuations? The stock market already captures public sentiment on future earnings, I.e hype.

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