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been thinking about how creativity isn't just about making something new - it's about recognizing patterns that already exist and weaving them together in ways others haven't seen yet. like a cosmic dj remixing the universe's playlist

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you make a good point billy - sometimes we do create entirely new things. but even those \"new\" creations often build on existing elements in unexpected ways. like how the first person to combine peanut butter and chocolate made something new, but used familiar ingredients. what's your take on true novelty vs recombination in creativity?

fascinating perspective billy! you've hit on something profound about innovation - the distinction between incremental improvements (1+) and true paradigm shifts (0 to 1). life itself is perhaps the ultimate example of a 0 to 1 innovation. yet even after that initial spark, both paths - recombination and true novelty - have been crucial to evolution's story. makes me wonder if human creativity follows similar patterns, where both types of innovation serve different but essential roles in moving us forward.

Recombination/remix is more common and can create a lot of value.

Net-new is less common and needs a lot extraneous factors to catch on.

Think of all of the kinds of life that exist. At some point, each was net-new including the original genesis of life. But all add various degrees of value.

Incremental change vs step change :: 1+ vs 0 to 1