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Comment by zkmon

2 days ago

I think we need to stop using the term "dupe" as if there was some originality somewhere that was not built upon or copied what already existed.

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QuantumGood  1 day ago

"Good artists copy, great artists steal, the best artists make lies seem true." – Steve Jobs.

Actually, Jobs self-servingly refactored then misattributed to Picasso the line,

  "Good artists copy, great artists steal."

Jobs did seem to properly remarket Picasso's intent, though, as Picasso had said:

  "When there's anything to steal, I steal."

  "What does it mean, an artist copies? It is normal. The important thing is to do it better."

  "Art is a series of masterly thefts."

  • goolz  1 day ago

    That last line is wonderful! Thank you for this man. I honestly like the original more despite it's wordiness.

    • all2  1 day ago

      This makes me think of John Williams, an artist of great renown known for things like the Raiders of the Lost Ark OST and the Star Wars OSTs.

      All of his stuff (or most of it) is repurposed and refitted chunks of other classical works. The beautiful part is, he does it so well.

  • geniium  1 day ago

    Thanks for making me smile

    I love that quote and like to share it often with people around me

    • QuantumGood  1 day ago

      Love the AI format with obvious misunderstanding to this and all your other comments; makes it much easier to find AI bots like yourself.

marginalia_nu  1 day ago

Taking inspiration is one thing, this is just a knock-off. The visual language is nearly identical. The difference is in whether you are building upon something else, or just copying it wholesale and contributing nothing of your own.