What Clay Shirky thinks about creativity

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American writer on the social and economic effects of the internet, author of Here Comes Everybody (2008) and Cognitive Surplus (2010); has taught at New York University.

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   Our readingThe stupidest possible creative act is still a creative act

   Their wordsThe stupidest possible creative act is still a creative act.

   ↗Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age (The Penguin Press, 2010)archive.org All 4 from this book