A Derek Sivers post that appeared here recently goes over some of the rationale for copying-as-learning, and imperfect-copying as an essential part of creative

A Derek Sivers post that appeared here recently goes over some of the rationale for copying-as-learning, and imperfect-copying as an essential part of creative work: http://sivers.org/mirror http://sivers.org/mirror HN discussion (with more personal & famous historical examples): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7168467 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7168467