has mankind lost its originality?

[Nash B.]

My bad, I expected people would understand the subject by seeing the examples given.

Stevo

You asked broad, all-encompassing questions, and you got broad, all-encompassing answers. If you want better answers, ask better questions.

[LaserSVT]

Anyway, I was feeling old the other day as I was thinking how all new cars look alike except the few that look just like they did 40+ years ago.


But J&B used to run ads years ago about how life is cyclic and how what once was will be again. So may as well keep drinking J&B. LOL

[Jester]

Haha oh I usually am an asshole in some way or another on this site. Were all different here than in person. I probably do need to work on my wording. But I still think a lot gets mis read

You do constantly come off as a pompous asshole. No need to be. Nobody really listens to your advice because you just seem like a snob that only gives a shit about himself.

[Ruffdaddy]

My bad, I expected people would understand the subject by seeing the examples given.

Stevo

But is the subject not creativity and originality? Did you mean to say, "have creators of modern art, music, dance...etc lost their creativity?"?

[stevo]

For what it's worth, your original post wasn't specifically about subjective creations, it was about man running out of new ideas and creativity, and you only used subjective creations as examples.

My bad, I expected people would understand the subject by seeing the examples given.

Stevo

[Nash B.]

Why? So you can bash more?

How about you reread the first post and comment on what was included. My post was based on subjective creations, movies, music, etc, not technology. If you want, we can turn this into a pissing contest, or discuss the topic of what I intentionally posted.

Stevo

For what it's worth, your original post wasn't specifically about subjective creations, it was about man running out of new ideas and creativity, and you only used subjective creations as examples.

[Baba Ganoush]

You may be right about loss of creativity as Mark Twain says so eloquently. Still, we have successfully "tele-ported" atoms. Yeah, like in Star Trek. So we're just putting the technological spin on our creativeness from last century.

The 20th century was the greatest man kind has ever seen, so it will be hard to top. We will hold on to it for another generation, but then the new minds will really start to cut a new path.

[Ruffdaddy]

Why? So you can bash more?

How about you reread the first post and comment on what was included. My post was based on subjective creations, movies, music, etc, not technology. If you want, we can turn this into a pissing contest, or discuss the topic of what I intentionally posted.

Stevo

Not bash, but understand what you're trying to say.

Read your title and last question. Thats what the responses about technological creation refer to.

[Ruffdaddy]

I completely understand what you're trying to say, it's the way it's coming across that makes you sound like an asshole. From the posts I've read since I first started interacting with you on this site I could tell you're educated, but at the same time you're either misunderstood (ala Steve) or an asshole (ala the majority of this board, present company included)

We're all ignorant in our own little ways. I don't understand modern computer technology worth a shit, I know how it works, but I don't know why nor do I care to. But I can take a pile of parts and metal and some tools and make shit that will amaze you.

Haha oh I usually am an asshole in some way or another on this site. Were all different here than in person. I probably do need to work on my wording. But I still think a lot gets mis read

[Grimpala]

It must just be the posts you read then...or the posts that stick in our mind. I like to debate however. and often, my sarcasm gets taken the wrong way.

Statistically speaking, I am smart in my respective fields, and good at what I do. When it comes to art, English, and history, I am ignorant as you can probably tell.

I do however think that with a better understanding of what the op is tryin to say, his mind will change. I can tell by the mention of flight, which is a relatively new development. I am also posing that creativity is not just a function of art or music or what have you

I completely understand what you're trying to say, it's the way it's coming across that makes you sound like an asshole. From the posts I've read since I first started interacting with you on this site I could tell you're educated, but at the same time you're either misunderstood (ala Steve) or an asshole (ala the majority of this board, present company included)

We're all ignorant in our own little ways. I don't understand modern computer technology worth a shit, I know how it works, but I don't know why nor do I care to. But I can take a pile of parts and metal and some tools and make shit that will amaze you.

[stevo]

Then tell me what you find creative? We can start there...

Why? So you can bash more?

How about you reread the first post and comment on what was included. My post was based on subjective creations, movies, music, etc, not technology. If you want, we can turn this into a pissing contest, or discuss the topic of what I intentionally posted.

Stevo

[Ruffdaddy]

Just because I do not see advances built upon the work of other people as original I am uneducated about technology? I have to be of the same opinion as you to know the fine details of technology? Good to know, I guess.

Stevo

Then tell me what you find creative? We can start there...

[Ruffdaddy]

I don't direct every post I make to calling someone inferior or that they need more education. There is a difference between calling someone out here and there and constantly bashing people.

The majority of the posts I read from you involve some sort of derision or remark about how you know more than the OP. Are you really that smart, or just pretend to be on the internets?

FYI, I do recall you saying something about you being an engineer of some sorts, so we can just leave that alone, no need to throw that in my face or anything.

It must just be the posts you read then...or the posts that stick in our mind. I like to debate however. and often, my sarcasm gets taken the wrong way.

Statistically speaking, I am smart in my respective fields, and good at what I do. When it comes to art, English, and history, I am ignorant as you can probably tell.

I do however think that with a better understanding of what the op is tryin to say, his mind will change. I can tell by the mention of flight, which is a relatively new development. I am also posing that creativity is not just a function of art or music or what have you

[LaserSVT]

No complaints here, just an opinion discussion thread.

Stevo

Opinion discussion threads have been done soooooo many times.

[stevo]

1) this is the DFWM way. And you of all people should not be one of the people bringing this up.

2 or 3, whatever the fuck number were on) show me where I called him stupid. Oh right...it didn't happen. It is obvious that he doesn't know enough of the fine details with technology to see the creativity. Pointing that out is not wrong, unless the other person gets offended too easily. I prefer to be corrected when I'm wrong so I don't walk around looking like a moron. How you take it is entirely up to you.

Just because I do not see advances built upon the work of other people as original I am uneducated about technology? I have to be of the same opinion as you to know the fine details of technology? Good to know, I guess.

Stevo