[ksaj]

"The modernist clamor for “the new” is dumbing down recent generations. Maybe what people really need to do is to read the existing books in the stacks so they can stop wasting time and money chasing the latest hip and trendy best seller that will supposedly cure all our ills."

That's one of my hobbies. For example, a lot of "new" modern magic and mentalism is based on material that was in print even as far back as 500 years ago (although incredibly hard to read!). I actively search out original sources, and find a lot of great "new" (as in "forgotten") material in the process.

That goes for other subjects as well, but magic and mentalism is a good example of how extreme it can get.