Flash, Web Standards, and Innovation

Dan Mall of Big Spaceship has a great article on A List Apart on the whole Flash vs. Web standards debacle going on right now.  Among his insights is this one on innovation:

I’ll go so far as to assert that most technological advances are born from something that would be good for people using it. When we put stock in technology and try to be creative for creativity’s sake, we almost always repeat our mistakes. When we try and solve problems instead, we force ourselves to care. Innovation is a natural side effect.

Build something useful.  Solve problems.  Innovation happens.