So my hypothesis is the people who buy stupidly oversized pickup trucks (which generally speaking aren't going to be the people on this site btw) are either crazy gun people, trailer _____, or people who seriously are trying to prove something. For all of these people it's about making a very large very visible and very obnoxious over the top statement. Really can't see how any of that demographic either wants anything "cyber" (although again this site is the wrong place to be making this argument) or anything that isn't just "in your face over the top MACHO". If you imagine the Cybertruck in wood, it looks like a cheap Pinewood derby car. The design looks like something a 3rd grader came up with. It should be redesigned to: a) have an obnoxiously loud (yet completely unnecessary) ENGINE sound; b) have an incredibly obnoxious front grill that emphasizes absolute dominance; c) a bed in the back that's open to the elements (because no one carries stuff there anyway, and being open to the elements is tough); d) be about 3x the size. Nobody wants a pinewood derby car masquerading as a truck imho. I think this will be a huge flop.
Similar idea w/ doctors (although obviously different specifics) or with any licensed profession really. Yes, you need some form of licensing to keep all the fakes out. On the other hand, should it really require so much time and so much money? On some level it's just raising costs for everyone and limiting supply.
XML in most cases is a pain in the ass to deal with relative to JSON and it isn't new or the rage anymore. A lot of hot technologies initially have this in common. They're so cool and flashy and new that everyone's willing to overlook the actual mechanics of working with them -- for a while. JSON is just more convenient to work with 90-95% of the time, so everyone ends up preferring it and so it tends to win out.
