I believe originality is in danger of becoming extinct. People fear rejection if they are too original so it's better to spin off of someone else's ideas ( or outright steal that idea).
The fear of rejection is palpable but hopefully with age comes that sense of 'I couldn't give one flying f#uck what anyone thinks about me' which tends to intensify, at least with me and mine.
Thank you for sharing your observations, bk a pleasure!