This article severely criticizes the common social argument that 'Creativity is king; as long as we have creativity, we can stand in the world,' regarding it as 'utterly nonsensical fallacy.' The author points out that the purpose of shouting this slogan is to denigrate traditional industries or oppose Mainland China, yet those who shout it are themselves people who lack creativity and cannot produce substantive achievements. The article emphasizes that creativity should not be blindly worshipped as a sacred tablet but should be a practical beginning, process, and result.
This article shares insights from Stanford University professor Tina Seelig’s creativity challenge, where students were tasked with turning $5 into the highest possible profit within two hours. The winning team earned $650 by selling their three-minute presentation time to a company for advertising. The key takeaway: identify unmet needs and adapt quickly.
A senior tech engineer laments at a cafe gathering that Taiwanese society is hostile towards hardware engineers, only praising 'small certain happiness' creativity while ignoring the foundational contributions of the tech industry that turn ideas into reality. The author believes this social atmosphere causes professionals to feel undervalued and forced to seek opportunities in the US or Mainland China, reflecting a societal trend of pursuing internal friction over substantive growth.