I only read through the first couple of pages of this thread. First, I want to say that I agree with what Joey said. Stagnation, to me, is like being in a coma. But that deviates slightly from the topic at hand.

I think the one thing that stands as a hindrance to creativity in this age is instant gratification. Creativity requires imagination and effort. We live in "fast food" times where the main aim is to achieve results (and hence gratification) in the shortest time possible. So while new things are certainly sprouting up, ideas don't get to fully germinate and realise the full potential it could have. It is all about getting what you want with the least effort possible and in many respects, this "stunts" the end product. There is no sense of longevity and therefore, it limits the meaningfulness attributed to it. It will very quickly become obsolete or "so last year" very quickly. It ends up simply as a trend and does not endure. So I think that in that sense, while we can argue that creativity still does exist, it has been stunted to a great extent.

This post has been edited by Blue07: Nov 14 2009, 06:54 PM