There's a section on page 25 of the PDF called "THE TENDENCY TO FIXITY". I got excited thinking that 1898 had it own share of hipsters who insisted on riding fixed-gear bikes.
Actually, the author refers to the tendency of chasing after the latest fad. In the next section the opposite phenomenon is explained:
THE TENDENCY TO REVERSION. Reversion to type — a well-known phrase of the scientific evolutionist — means here a return to earlier and once-discarded forms of construction. Very few notice the process, yet it constantly goes on. The inquirer for novelties often has the old presented to him and is satisfied...
So - what's old is new... HN community take heed! Your old tools and web frameworks are fine.
Actually, the author refers to the tendency of chasing after the latest fad. In the next section the opposite phenomenon is explained:
THE TENDENCY TO REVERSION. Reversion to type — a well-known phrase of the scientific evolutionist — means here a return to earlier and once-discarded forms of construction. Very few notice the process, yet it constantly goes on. The inquirer for novelties often has the old presented to him and is satisfied...
So - what's old is new... HN community take heed! Your old tools and web frameworks are fine.