Progress can be a rather nebulous word. It can mean breaking new ground or on a lower level: a continuation in effort. Replace progress with 'vital energies'. N

Progress can be a rather nebulous word. It can mean breaking new ground or on a lower level: a continuation in effort. Replace progress with 'vital energies'. New ground is what we all want (new nuclear systems) but when there isn't even a continuation of effort (no old style nuclear plants being built) it's even worse. Computer science is in a rut. It's just that other things have even lost the energy to cycle through old accomplishments. I'd say the Art world is one of those areas that has lost all vitality.