What did I learn about devs during these hype cycles? I'm thinking 
about blockchain, NFTs and AI. I was also present at the tail end of 
the hypes that came before, like cloud and microservices.

- At least 2/3 of devs go for the hype for FOMO, sometimes openly 
stated. This seems to be bigger on crisis periods like now, and it's 
in part justifyable by the nature of the work and the way technology 
works.
- A lot of devs go for a cynical/nihilistic route. The world is 
already shit so they're in for the technical challenge and/or to make 
money in a greenish-field or to get a promotion at work. Even knowing 
that the supposed solution is shit.
- A lot of them accept acritically fearmongery and media manipulation 
by CEOs that generate bombastic headlines that are mostly lies or 
vastly exaggerated.

I'm sure there are more things and I'll get back to this, these are 
just some first thoughts.