What's so special about originality?

Today, originality is being challenged in so many ways: comedians “stealing” jokes, cultural appropriation, remixes, not to mention the myriad ways that generative artificial intelligence has made plagiarism of all kinds possible. We  value originality over imitation, creativity over copying, and novelty over the “same old, same old.” But, why is originality such a cherished value? Is it even possible, or is everything just a remix or a copy? 

We bring new, never before heard, insights to the topic of originality this week!

Full episode notes available at this link:
https://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/episode-136-originality

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