• hswolf@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m all for It while it’s fun, if everyone is original, then no one is original

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        1 year ago

        That’s not how the definition of original works lol

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          1 year ago

          I mean, sure, the dictionary definition says “created directly and personally by a particular artist; not a copy or imitation”, and I agree with that, but hear me out, I like these philosophical rabbit holes.

          The definition says “not a copy or imitation”, so we are presupposing that those things exist, so something original is the antithesis of a copy or imitation.

          Now imagine if absolutely everything is original, wouldn’t the word lose its meaning? Isn’t something original the opposite of a copy? If no copies exist wouldn’t it be the opposite of nothing? Or even itself?

          Original things wouldn’t be original, they would just be.