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Re:Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization by pfortuny on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @09:52AM (#41119179)
Anything you “know” is because you have memorized it. It has nothing to do with either effort, or consciousness.

Memory is the basis of knowledge.

Re:Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization by moate on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @11:08AM (#41119890)
Which is why the thesis here is boring/less useful. “All colors come from memorization” is also accurate. “All thought comes from memorization”. At that point, you’re factually accurate but saying little of use.

If you’re trying to teach creativity, what do you make people memorize? The author even points out: some cultures are great at memorizing and bad at innovation and vice versa. That’s interesting to talk about. “Try-hards use spreadsheets to be funnier” is…sad?

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Re:Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization by dang on Thursday August 01, 2024 @03:44PM (#41132806)
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