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zkmon • today at 4:24 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

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 • today at 12:15 PM

"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."
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