It sounds like your mindset is the root of your struggles. Embracing change and adapting to new technologies has always been crucial in our industry. Instead of waiting for help from others, take control and collaborate with like-minded people. If you don't like the status quo, work toward changing it.
I think this is a bit hard .. and also unfair to repeat that embrace-change-mantra, because what he says is as absurd as at the same time totally true (:
I'd hope some of us would just be there in 60 years to just tell the future: "Heee just embrace it, ya know" .. nuff said.
