Is the quantum computing industry entering its dot com era?

[Violet Caitlin]

This article compared the current quantum computing industry to the early internet boom years.

Huge investment, constant startup launches and enormous promises create obvious excitement, but also raise concerns about hype and unrealistic expectations.

The comparison feels interesting because early internet hype contained both genuine breakthroughs and spectacular failures simultaneously.

Do people think quantum computing is approaching a similar boom and crash cycle or is the industry still too early for that comparison?
https://www.ft.com/content/quantum-computing-investment-boom-2026

https://www.ft.com/content/quantum-computing-investment-boom-2026

[Red Builder]

The comparison honestly makes sense.

Transformational technologies often attract huge hype before practical reality catches up

[FridayFeeling]

Some quantum startups probably will collapse spectacularly eventually

[GameChanger]

At the same time, hype cycles can still fund genuinely important research

[Isla]

The internet bubble produced ridiculous excess but also built massive infrastructure

[Q]

Quantum computing still feels less mature than early internet businesses did though

[Cass82]

Part of me thinks society almost needs hype to push investment into risky frontier technologies sometimes

[NicholasCleverley]

I would probably do it differently. Classic.

Ha, fair enough