Novelty fatigue

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Novelty Fatigue
/ˈnɒvəlti fəˈtiːg/ (After Alvin Toffler’s “The Shock of the New”)(n.)

(: The tipping with any new technology fashion, fad or bright idea (GPT-3, Lockdown WFH, Crypto, AI art, HDR photography, 3D cinema, Outsourcing, Total Quality Management, Human Resources, when people go, “okay I see what's going on here: this seemed fun but is now kind of tiring and the output is essentially rubbish. Can we all get back to work now?”

See also

• Gartner peak inflated expectations curve