There's something similar to what you describe called the Hype Cycle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle
Re:Mindfulness may have been over-hyped
by alex_young on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @06:37PM
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Alternatively: Six phases of a big project
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_phases_of_a_big_project
Re:Mindfulness may have been over-hyped
by duncan_bayne on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @06:00PM
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Ah, thanks - that's what I meant.
Re:Mindfulness may have been over-hyped
by bamboozled on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:59PM
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It feels like this is actually a real social phenomenon made more intense by the Internet and social media.
Re:Mindfulness may have been over-hyped
by MaybiusStrip on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:59PM
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Mindfulness and meditation have been popular for thousands of years...
1. Useful $THING gets mentioned in the news (mindfulness, AI, cryptocurrency, ...)
2. $THING gets hyped into orbit ($THING consultants, $THING apps, $THING books, $THING as a way of life, ...)
3. We start seeing articles like "$THING has been over-hyped" or "$THING results not replicated".
4. $THING drops out of the limelight, sometimes into a worse position than it started in because of the 'negative' press.
5. A new $THING emerges ...
Edited: not trying to be snarky here (see below for the actual term I was looking for). It's just that this is a pattern I've seen repeated so many times, in tech. and elsewhere.