The Lonely Island didn’t wait for YouTube to produce internet comedy. They made internet comedy for years before the right place for it even existed, and I think that offers a creative takeaway worth reflecting upon. Takeaway: The future rarely rewards those who wait for the perfect platform, time, or place to come into existence. Instead, it rewards those who forge the path ahead. Eventually, the world catches up, and when that happens, those who’ve already been there reap the rewards.