_why's Creation Quote
Discussions center on a quote by _why the Lucky Stiff urging people to create things rather than being defined by their tastes, which narrow and exclude, with debates on the value of creation for its own sake versus criticism, business motives, or talent limitations.
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"when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create." - _why
"when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create." - _why
Quote along the same lines from _why that I really like: "When you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability."
"when you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create."
"when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create."- _why the lucky stiff
Not all people who create can critique, especially their own creations.
there are already plenty of people who create for the sake of creating. but some sort of tangible or quantifiable return is nice, too.
Additionally, to quote _why: "When you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. Your tastes only narrow and exclude people. So create."
Sometimes there's just something you want to exist that doesn't and you need to make it. Look at how many artists and writers toiled at their craft for their entire lives without any reward. I doubt many of them had the goal of becoming more powerful in order to consume more stuff. At least if they did, there were no doubt countless easier ways they could have gone about it.
Not everyone is supposed to create.