The novelties of one generation are only the resuscitated fashions of the generation before last.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Trends often recycle old ideas rather than creating truly new ones.
- In plain terms
- What seems new today is often just something old again.
- What can you take from it?
- Look for historical patterns when judging current trends.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How many trends are actually recycled?
- What counts as truly new?
Another view
Some innovations are genuinely new despite surface similarities.
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