"Originality" is just filing the serial numbers off of others' contributions to your ideas

Alex from Copy-Me writes, "Copy-Me's got a fresh video out on the myths behind the way we process and arrive at 'fully formed' ideas. Minds do not operate differently for different people. Minds do not leap. And they don’t work unconsciously.


"Copyright law says ideas are so special, they need all kinds of incredible protection. But ideas only seem magical because we refuse to see all the work, knowledge and remix that’s behind that complete and polished product. And there’s plenty of studies on creativity to prove that. Part 2 of The Creativity Delusion mini-series, which focuses on what we want to believe about our intellect."

The Creativity Delusion Part 2: We’re All Geniuses [Alex Lungu/Copy-Me]