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How Slashfilm Plagiarized My Original Shyamalan Article

Textual Variations • 530 implied HN points • 12 Dec 23

🎭️ Culture Plagiarism Originality Pop culture

Plagiarism can damage pop culture writing and is a serious issue that needs attention.
Content mills focus on quantity over quality and often rely on plagiarism for quick production.
Mainstream film blogs may be declining in quality and resorting to clickbait content, impacting original creators.

Before I reach my enemy, bring me some heads

Numb at the Lodge • 153 HN points • 14 Jan 24

📚 Literature Plagiarism Originality

Characters in the Book of Dede Korkut lack individuality and speak similarly, reflecting oral tradition storytelling.
Academic writing is a bizarre system of repeated phrases and excessive referencing, leading to widespread plagiarism.
Encouraging academic plagiarism and embracing orality could foster creativity and be more in line with true academic purpose.

The Work of Writer's Block

Oliver Bateman Does the Work • 137 implied HN points • 05 Jan 24

📚 Literature Originality Social media Writing Creativity

Originality in writing is becoming harder to achieve due to the influence of social media and its bite-sized content.
The internet's focus on short content like tweets and Instagram captions is overshadowing the expansive thought celebrated in literature and journalism.
Reading numerous Twitter posts can lead to writer's block, highlighting the creative challenges posed by the social media landscape.

The Only Way to Know is to Do

Ways of Working • 78 implied HN points • 30 Sep 23

🎙 Podcasts Creativity Collaboration Purpose Originality Strategy Vulnerability

Everything is built step by step, take that first step to create anything.
Collaboration can be a force multiplier, choose partners who amplify you.
Know your 'why' to guide your actions and decisions towards your goals.

[68] Cherry Picking Originality

Life in Color • 58 implied HN points • 08 May 23

🎨 Art & Illustration Creativity Originality Balance Discipline

Originality requires a balance of discipline and spontaneity.
Copying good habits of others does not lead to true originality.
Creativity flourishes when there is a mix of structure and exploration.

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What I Learned About Innovation in San Francisco

Rocket Philosophy by Ian • 58 implied HN points • 19 Mar 23

📖 Philosophy Innovation Originality Narration Agency

Have faith in the originality of your ideas
Impostor syndrome is what learning feels like
Speak your mind freely

location, time, and individual

Joe Tourville • 4 implied HN points • 08 May 23

🎨 Art & Illustration Art history Originality

Art can challenge our perception of time, place, and reality through abstract forms and colors.
Artists aim to reveal hidden truths by breaking free from the constraints of their era and language.
Originality in art is valued for its uniqueness and innovation, even though creations are inevitably tied to their context.

LSW#24 🎨We Get Creativity All Wrong

The Leading Sapiens Weekly • 4 HN points • 01 May 23

🎨 Art & Illustration Creativity Originality Quality

Copying can lead to more originality
Quantity is more important than quality in creativity
Achieving excellence often involves mundane, repetitive tasks

Writing, Originality and AI

Age of AI • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jun 23

🕹 Technology AI Writing Thinking Online Communication Originality

Converting bullet points into paragraphs involves crafting aesthetically pleasing sentences and fully refining ideas.
Tools like ChatGPT can help with writing, but their usefulness depends on the originality of the idea being communicated.
The future of online writing may prioritize truly original ideas over recycled content, potentially changing how content is valued.

Going Your Own Way

Equal Ventures • 0 implied HN points • 15 Nov 23

💼 Business Venture Capital Innovation Investing Originality Startups

Venture capital managers should not rely on past success strategies in the rapidly evolving industry, but should forge their own paths.
Breaking away from traditional venture capital norms and practices can lead to success, even when faced with skepticism from experienced investors.
Innovation and originality are key in the venture capital world, with a constant need to push boundaries to stay ahead of the market.