Ian Johnson on copying, remixing, and creating in the AI era
Original titlewhen I started out, nothing I made was worth copying. everything I made was a copy / remix of something that came before.
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Ian Johnson argues that early creative work is often a copy or remix of earlier work, and that cheap copying will be unavoidable.
He advises beginners to make things, focus on what they value, and connect with their audience rather than relying on distribution mechanics or artificial scarcity.
The post is presented as a reply to a shadcn post about his component being quickly cloned by agents.
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