The last candle burning...
It feels like we’re quietly shifting into a world where understanding is optional, pride in work is rare, and the expectation of true quality is almost gone.
We replace instead of repair.
We accept instead of question.
We move faster, but somehow know less about what we’re moving toward.
When the majority stops expecting more, the culture stops delivering more — not because it can’t, but because it doesn’t have to.
Real craftsmanship, real knowledge, real care — these used to be the baseline. Now they feel almost rebellious.
Maybe the future belongs to those few who refuse to lower their standards.
Maybe the real luxury isn’t owning more, but still caring enough to do things right.
Curious if anyone else feels this shift, or if I’m just one of the last stubborn ones standing?
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My friend Alex GrönrosMuñoz, Christopher Costa and I discussed the following over the weekend and its resonating more than ever.
* Critical thinking — asking, inspecting, actually understanding — is becoming “annoying” to a world addicted to disposable everything.
Disposable products, disposable relationships, disposable standards.
* Repair culture is dying because people aren’t attached to what they buy anymore. No loyalty = no pride = no skill.
* Lower expectations kill excellence.
Companies stop trying. People stop caring. There’s no consequence. (No Customer Service)
This isn’t just a business problem — it’s a societal one.
Most of the world is moving to “good enough.”
I’m moving toward how it’s supposed to be.