“Nothing is original.”

So says Kirby Ferguson in the TED talk “Everything is a Remix.” His argument is that everyone builds on prior ideas. A reference to another work of art, piece of music, or film is an homage meant to create something new, better and up-to-date. So be creative and remix.

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