Who Wins?

Each generation makes the previous irrelevant, by redefining the rules of battle. Although the sword is still sharp, the reflexes quick, this year the rapier is in. You've mastered your trade, you think your life's made and now it's in the rust belt you sit. Ah, yes, computers are the thing, and the language you've mastered has just been replaced by another. Above it all looking down at the brawl are those who change not one whit. They enjoy the melees that the differences breed and sit down and consider their profit.