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The Myth of the Myth of the Lone Genius
Those who fear appearing foolish rarely discover anything new. The genius of tomorrow often looks like an idiot today.
the “lone genius” myth:
Austin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon)
Genius, he argues, tends to happen in community, not isolation.
Jeff Goins • Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
Things will appear simple or easily replicable on the surface.
You’ll hear people say:
“Anyone could’ve made that with ChatGPT.”
But the more and better access everyone has to tools, the clearer it becomes that the final bottleneck to great work is not knowledge or information. Heck it’s not even intelligence—it’s that elusive, intangible, sublime qua
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