On Getting Stuck in Your Ways

You hear the phrase ‘get stuck in your ways’ a lot. We use it in reference to older people especially, that they’re stuck in their ways. And I’ve realised, ever so slowly, that it’s started to happen to me.

My willingness and capacity to keep up with latest trends etc is diminishing, for sure. I am definitely the girl who is listening to her favourite 90s R&B and hip hop albums from the 90s on repeat, rather than try to keep up with anything new. I’ve somewhat horrified myself when I find myself going off on diatribes about how modern hip hop can’t hold a candle to the originators. Am I 5000 years old?!

My reluctance to keep up with new stuff has crept in most recently with things like TikTok, AI and ChatGPT. I see lots of people talking about them and I just instantly kind of recoil. Do I need this? Is it necessary? If I ignore it all will I be woefully underprepared for the robot revolution?