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i think theyre saying that to be creative, you need to think in a way that's not thought of by everybody, so that by definition makes you contrarian. its an int
by volkk 6y ago
i think theyre saying that to be creative, you need to think in a way that's not thought of by everybody, so that by definition makes you contrarian. its an interesting point, not sure how much i agree with it, but i think it definitely shows amongst people we define to be successful authors/painters, etc. the epic ones had always gone "against the grain"
- burntoutfire 6y agoAs a counterpoint, over history, countless of simple people were doing creative folk music. I don't think many of them were contrarians of any kind.
- volkk 6y agoagreed, i really think theres a spectrum. some are more, others are less. but creativity is creativity. i do think that to be a household name posthumously, you need to be leaning heavily towards questioning everything
- burntoutfire 6y agoWere Mozart, Bach, Michelangelo, Balzac into questioning everything? I've read the biography of Balzac for example and it seem that his biggest dream was to be rich and accepted by aristocracy as a peer. And yet his work is immortal.