Be open to the amazing changes which are occurring in the field that interest you.
People must insist on the right to say no to be alone to stand out from the herd. Creative artists can say all this in their own way and in their own field by hard rigorous work.
I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field it's in contention with a lot of different things.
To dare to live alone is the rarest courage since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field than their own hearts in their closet.
Sally Field looks amazing in general never mind her age! She's a phenomenally talented actress and has had a career spanning so many decades.
Situational unawareness in the private marketplace or on the battlefield will cost you your livelihood or your life. In the Age of Obama however such willful ignorance is a job prerequisite. The less you know the better.