They say "discontent drives innovation" and our willingness to creatively engage in the world is to fix it, to make it better.
Yet, this rings hollow, not accounting for the creative play of children and contented adults. It conveniently ignores that creativity often comes not from desperation, but from quiet stability that allows curiosity to flourish.
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