Opinion formation dynamics -- Swift collective disillusionment triggered by unmet expectations · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1809.08939/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTOpinion formation dynamics -- Swift collective disillusionment triggered by unmet expectations — mentioned by jobigoudhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19064900urn:hackerpapers:mention:1809.08939:19064900Sat, 02 Feb 2019 18:59:55 GMT<p>I just checked and indeed there is research. The most popular model that we all know is called the Gartner Hype Cycle. https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hy... Arxiv has a few articles on hype cycles for example: &quot;A simple interpretation of the growth of scientific/technological research impact leading to hype-type evolution curves&quot;, Campani, 2014. https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8685 &quot;Hype Cycle Dynamics: Microscopic Modeling and Detection&quot;, Hashemi, 2018. https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.08939 You can also type &quot;gartner hype cycle&quot; in Scholar or sci-hub and there are many hits.</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1809.08939/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>nlin.AO