Doug, as usual, is exactly right:
I think that as a profession, and as a nation, we are being driven in
(at least) two directions simultaneously. It’s a conflict between
conformity and creativity; between accommodation and rigor; between
convergence and divergence; between authority and autonomy; between
performance and understanding; between doubt and trust. It’s making me
crazy, but I can’t quit because I sense that I’m sitting on top of a
huge pile of junk that’s almost ready to implode. I want to be here
when it happens.
Me, too. The question for me lately, though, is where exactly should I be standing when the fireworks start?
