Just a quick search with string "ruby python hype" on HN yielded a response to this on the second page.
> "Sadly, I don't expect this situation to reverse in the future. Maybe like blockchain, once the AI/ML fantasy hype dies down the other comparatively-unpleasant language will lose general appeal and Ruby will gain more attention." [0]
> "Sadly, I don't expect this situation to reverse in the future. Maybe like blockchain, once the AI/ML fantasy hype dies down the other comparatively-unpleasant language will lose general appeal and Ruby will gain more attention." [0]
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34243498