[talos_]

Agreed on this view! Sharing some similar thoughts

Paraphrasing a virtuous music band reflecting on their discography: "the first album was about what we could; the second one was about what we should"

It also aligns with Gell's philosophy of art. Here's a wikipedia exerpt:

> Gell argues that art in general acts on its users, i.e. achieves agency, through a sort of technical virtuosity. Art can enchant the viewer, who is always a blind viewer, because "the technology of enchantment is founded on the enchantment of technology"

[foobarchu]

> "the first album was about what we could; the second one was about what we should"

Funny enough, when you apply this to software it becomes the pejorative "second system syndrome" (Brooks, 1975)

[slt2021]

in the world of music known as Sophomore slump:

  In the world of music, there is a common phenomenon known as the sophomore album curse/syndrome, where newly popular artists often struggle to replicate their initial success with their second album, which is often characterized by struggles in changing musical style

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophomore_slump