"The discovery of these frauds somehow never precipitates disillusionment. Rather than getting angry with marketers for tricking them, reporters are ventriloquized into repeating the claim that these aren't lies, they're premature truths. "
For me it's a phrase I'm starting to see far too frequently like everyone responding to the Rabbit R1 with "it's a failure but I like the idea". That just means you like science fiction not that this company is worth respect.