> I'd claim that necessity is to invention as boredom is to creativity. This is a good point, but I would say that while one is fairly necessary for the other,

> I'd claim that necessity is to invention as boredom is to creativity. This is a good point, but I would say that while one is fairly necessary for the other, it is far from sufficient. In the kind of context we were describing, it's certainly possible for people to pursue creative endeavors, but in most cases not in a way that opens up many avenues to break out of that environment.