@4ebb1885 
"You're effectively saying that people like me are deluding ourselves"

You should ask old internet denizens how often people have said that about whatever their newest tech is...

Spoiler: It's really common. You'll hear that supporting argument with investors too, sometimes right before they lose their shirts. 

 @e71f94ed hah, yeah see also SOAP, XSLT, NFTs. Sometimes the critics are right!

(Bundling SOAP and XSLT with NFTs isn't really fair on the former two though)