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On "Creatives" and Creativity

On "Creatives" and Creativity

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Ben Sixsmith
Dec 08, 2021
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Everyone has words they loathe. Words that make their innards tighten. Words that make their veins sting. For me, one is “creative”. Not the adjective. The noun.

As far as I can tell, a creative (it has an article) is someone who makes things for reasons that are not purely professional. Someone who writes. Someone who paints. Someone who makes music. So…

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