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This is very much how I felt around 2005-2007, just prior to the iPhone. It's incredible how quickly this feeling of stagnation fell away in the face of the Ne

This is very much how I felt around 2005-2007, just prior to the iPhone. It's incredible how quickly this feeling of stagnation fell away in the face of the New. Have faith that something New will come again, and you'll be there to break that new ground! Until then, I guess we can just grit our teeth and take solace in our own art - and of course, in weights, books, and friends.

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y ago
> feeling of stagnation fell away in the face of the New. Not to get too deep or philosophical, but that feeling of stagnation many times is a sign that you're lacking a true purpose in life. That shiny new thing is, sadly, a false God that is by it's very nature temporary, and the feeling of purpose brought out by it fleeting. Personally I think putting your hopes in The Next New Thing is a bad idea, long term. Take that all with as many grains of salt as needed.