Plato and the Problem with Pursuing Novelty for Its Own Sake

Pursuing innovation directly without valuing its actual worth leads to creating fashions that are only valuable for their novelty, not inherent value. This realization reflects Plato's concerns about innovation fueling a relentless pursuit of novelty for its own sake. By fixating on novelty alone, there is a risk of becoming indifferent to the true substance or goodness of an object as its newness is what is celebrated, not its actual quality.