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And an addendum, just in case it’s not clear:

I’m talking about music, but I see all of the above in people perfecting their cookie recipe, or working out a mathematical proof, or writing fanfic, or writing a static site generator for no good reason, or lovingly patching a torn garment. All creative work.

What I said about the piano as the center of the home mostly is in the past, but that creative instinct — so quintessentially human — is alive and well. Yes, even today.