eli5 What does “the more things change the more they stay the same” mean?
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It’s easy to notice when something changes. It takes time and a sequence of changes to be able to realize which parts do not change. The longer you observe something, the better you can be at noticing the parts that remain constant.
The phrase is often used in contexts when you want to highlight your understanding of the fact that the change you are observing is just superficial and nothing important actually changed. E.g., an opposition party wins the elections; a tech company switches to a hot new framework for their new product; a new year of students enters the university; or a disposable razor company comes out with a new model that has five blades instead of four.
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