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Re:The Struggling Artist at 86 by felipemnoa on Sunday January 07, 2018 @10:29PM (#16094436)
I'm not sure about that. Coming up with something new that millions of people like is the hard part. It matters not if you can duplicate it easily. Just look at Minecraft, compared to AAA games it is simple, yet its simplicity is genius.
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Re:The Struggling Artist at 86 by WalterBright on Sunday January 07, 2018 @11:18PM (#16094607)
I'm not suggesting the converse is true - just because something took a lot of effort/skill to create doesn't necessarily make it art.

Simplicity is often genius, I agree with that, but I also don't see Minecraft as a work of art.

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