Cars are actually a great historical example of this. The car was invented, and people saw the benefits, but some parts of the world went so car-mad that they started bulldozing entire neighbourhoods and deprioritising anything that wasn't a car. Decades later, you see the knock-on effects of those decisions, with high traffic levels, pollution, people spending hours in cars because it's the only way to go shopping, see friends, or take the kids to school. Places that took a more cautious approach still gained the benefit of cars, but kept the choice and quality of life for others