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Sage M's avatar

Beautifully expressed. My work in the realm of sculpture has shown me how more primitive, less ‘optimized’ tools are often the most conducive to creativity, flow, and skill development. The grind is so antithetical to art-making, and I worry that our social and economic trends will eventually abandon any arts that require capital and overhead to practice.

It’s also a pleasure to see the word ‘invention’ applied here - I’ve been musing lately about what it means that we’ve largely abandoned the word in favour of ‘innovation’. We’ve given up on the idea that there’s anything left to discover, and that contributes to the pervasive sense of meaninglessness.

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JE Tabor's avatar

I was about to close the window thinking this would be yet another Millennial we-got-screwed screed (Yes, I'm a Millennial). I'm glad I didn't.

I still think that Millennials overstate the dysfunctional state of society and the good fortunes previous generations, but the latter half of this essay is excellent.

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