16 Things That Were Supposed To Be "The Next Big Thing," But Then Flopped In The Worst Way Possible

“Remember the Fyre Festival? Hyped up to be this amazing luxury music festival, but turned out to be a mess of epic proportions. People were stranded on an island with no food, shelter, or music.”

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Note: Some responses were pulled from these two Reddit threads.

"Trying to choose between prescriptions and food — we don't have extra money to waste! Did no one learn anything from our parents' enormous credit card debt from trying to keep up with the Joneses? There needs to be a limit on the number of commercials within an hour. I swear, I see the same online casino commercials 20 times while watching one movie. This is where we're at now!"

"Now that I think of it, being an adult is far too disappointing to have been as hyped up as it was when I was a kid."

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.