The creativity conversation got me thinking. I don't know if you guys are taking topic requests, but as pretty self-aware guys, I'm wondering how you all feel about the collaborative nature of culture these days (I'll try to keep it out of Time Magazine, "THE FUTURE IS YOU!" territory). Do you guys ever feel oppressed by postmodernism or avant-garde art, and if so, do you go way back to the massive lode of stuff you'll never exhaust or do you look for more traditional modern art? Do people who post shot-for-shot recreations of movie scenes waste their time worse than previous generations, due to their hope for an audience, or is it just the 21st century equivalent of "I have this novel I'm working on"? Do kids who spend less time creating games, gadgets, or art ruin their chance of one day accidentally making something great (basketball, Lewis Carroll's stuff), or are we so developed in that area that accidental brilliance doesn't occur anymore? Do art movements move too quickly for people to practice and excel at something?
Nice episode, all.
