Aug 19 2009, 06:40 PM
TS, it seems you look at creativity at a very narrow point of view. You do not look at larger picture - from all level of society.
From creativity, complexity is derived. This society becomes more and more complex because of high competitiveness from all creative ppl we have around us.
As many have mentioned earlier that necessity is the mother of innovation and creativity. Our children are pampered very early from the day they r born. They will not realize what is creativity until they are off to survive on their own. That is where creativity becomes the necessity.
If you say overall this society is losing its creativity, I do not agree with you. Probably u r right when u say our kids are losing creativity. But not all level of society are.
You see how creative ppl are when they try to scam ppl:
- Maybank2u phishing site
- Call ppl up to say: I already kidnap your daughter, pls bank in money to...bla...bla..bla...
More and more scamming techniques coming up daily...they are getting more and more creative...
More and more gadgets coming up daily to tempt you to spend money:
- Iphone 3Gs
- Garmin GPS
- Canon EOS 5DM2
More and more ppl writing books and earn millions out of it:
- Robert Kiyosaki
- J K Rowling
More and more corrupted politicians so creative that they can make millions out of public money:
- XXXxx
- xxxXXX
(they will put me into ISA under seditious act if I put it in words)
More and more entrepreneur are coming up with ideas to keep your mind occupied, while they are making billions out of it:
- Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
- Jack Dorsey (Twitter)
If you are saying Malaysians not creative enough then I do agree....but overall, we are getting smarter!
Philosophy Creativity, Are we seriously losing it?
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Perhaps I should clarify this when I target those of a younger generation. Its pretty clear that those already working and beyond grew up in a different setting altogether, hence the different field of thought. You see, most of your examples were the creation and innovation of people who grew up prior to the IT boom. Indeed we cannot deny that creativity exists there, because were it to not exist, then how are they to survive in the rapidly changing world? There's no denial in the fact that people going out into the working world are pretty creative and can come up with some darn good ideas, but what about the children being spoonfed with everything now? I guess that's the question.
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