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Re:GitHub should charge everyone $1 more per month by mook on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @08:02PM (#46626503)
It's quite possible to be creative while not contributing to society or whatnot.

A crappy sand castle from a eight-year old that will be torn down when the tide comes in is not really contributing to anything useful, but can be quite creative.

Re:GitHub should charge everyone $1 more per month by nickff on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @08:14PM (#46626610)
I never disputed the fact that shut-ins can be ‘creative’, but instead focused on ‘hotbed’. I would characterize artistic failures as being more ‘original’ and perhaps ‘creative’ than successes, but they still lack value (to anyone but the creator). Regardless, this seems pointlessly semantic.