Comment by coldtea

Not just a meme. In my experience it is quite accurate for a large percentage of techies - especially the more hardcore they are.

It's the fresher ones, with less experience, that are more excited by stuff like "smart appliances" and the latest gadgets and trends. Or manager types nominally "in tech", but who haven't been in the trenches since forever. People who "who know the most about tech" only superficially, in that the know the most about the latest slop and trends.

The cynicism is borne out of experience.