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As long as there are new ideas, those without such ideas will copy them
by fsckboy 2y ago
As long as there are new ideas, those without such ideas will copy them
- CognitiveLens 2y agoBut that take is too narrow - many of the 'great' painters had extensive training in the work of previous masters, frequently copying their works repeatedly in order to develop technique and more deeply engage with what came before. After developing that base skill and understanding, they had a better toolset to express their own originality.
- burnished 2y agoI see that you've copied every word you used here, not very original of you
- JoshTriplett 2y agoAs long as there are ideas, there will be people who claim their "new ideas" have absolutely nothing in them derived from any previous ideas. Such people then scorn others who do not help them maintain the same fiction, and who instead dare to acknowledge that everything builds on what came before.
- unraveller 2y agoHow dare you imply the origins of my inspiration are not mysterious. Now what am I going to tell the interviewer when they ask "where did you get the inspiration for that?" they always like my non-answers.