Lessig's Argumentative Analysis

Over the course of the readings, there is no shortage of creativity. Each text is incorporated with their own views and sense of creativity. However, the most similar would those of Lessig, McRobbie, and Lynch. There is many clear distinctions between the three readings, but they are all connected in one way or another. Through their works we see how they envision creativity through individualism, expanding the mind, and building upon an idea.

With Lessig, he demonstrates what side he is on, on the debate of creativity and

innovation. He talks about the limitations in which we will have, if we simply just start from scratch, rather than building upon someone else's ideas. He gives a different point of view in that, he gives information about

how Walt Disney and others' have built upon others' creative ideas. He goes on to talk about a cartoon by Walt Disney, that was produced by the combination of two unsuccessful independent ideas, the “synchronized sound” and “Steamboat Bill, Jr”. Lessig interprets the plan as an “experiment." Without "synchronized sound, Walt Disney may have crashed and burned.

Lessig continues to elaborate on his thoughts and ideas more and more. He then begins to talk about the legal aspects of creativity and innovation. There are an abundant amount of issues with our level of creativity in the United States. There are patents, copyrights, and infringement lawyers, etc. This in sense, limits our creativity and innovation. He then relates the United States way of innovation to that of Japan's. Lessig says, “This market exists in parallel to the mainstream commercial manga market. In some ways, it obviously competes with that market, but there is no sustained effort by those who control the commercial manga market to shut the doujinshi market down. It flourishes, despite the competition and despite the law." It gives a different prospect to our views dealing with copyright and patents. We are called the, "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave." However, our creativity is not truly free, especially to that of Japan's. Their views on copying one's ideas differs exponentially than ours. They have a different type of success, one that builds upon ideas and creates a variety of comics and works of creation, with more people benefiting from the doujinshi market. He encourages this type of "shared" ideas and

believes that we as a society, will be better off if we choose to do the same. However, what he forgets to neglect is that America is the biggest Capitalist country in the world. There is no way that there will ever be a free society, in which we can take others' ideas and make them better without any lawyers being involved. Everyone wants to be rich in America and follow the American dream. Although, the ones who do make it with their own ideas, do not want others to benefit off of what they created and made their wealth from.
McRobbie's stance on individualism is an interesting one.

Unlike Lessig's, she begins to label all that is wrong with individualism. She gives the idea that a new modern urban culture is creating jobs in culture and arts. For example, Uber and Lyft drivers' can be regular day to day people. It is creating a work whenever you want type of jobs. She begins to state that there is no job security, health benefits, dental benefits, etc. It is nothing like a regular day to day job, like one that was always etched in every ones minds' as soon as they left high school or college. themselves for the increasingly global market. McRobbie says, "They can be successful, sell their work; they no longer have any reason to be angry social critics. This is the New Labour classless dream, a high-energy band of young people driving the cultural economy ahead, but in a totally privatized and non-subsidy-oriented direction." In a way she is stating that all of the self-driven and people who yearn to be self-employed, should be realistic and focus on regular culture jobs that have been around forever. Yet, also realizing that there is a shortage of regular jobs that we need in order to function as a society. It is due to the mentality of those who want to do their own thing and be their own boss. The limits in which McRobbie is thinking is that, without individualism, where would the world be right now? There would be no innovation, nobody to think of starting their own business or different

types of businesses. All that would exist are jobs that would have been created by the government. Obviously, she is not taking as far as there to be no individualism. However, what she neglects is her words. Human minds are easily swayed and we are constantly thinking of different ideas and adopting others opinions that differ from our own. In by writing this article, she voices her opinion and will cut the dreams and individualism, from those who may have had brilliant ideas and aspirations.
When it comes down to what the most creative writing was, Lynch's text was clearly the dominant winner. Without the right mindset, there is no way that we would be able to incorporate our ideas and dreams into reality. It all begins with thinking what we want and going out and conquering the very idea in which we thought of. "Desire for an idea is like bait. When you’re fishing, you have to have patience. You bait your hook, and then you wait. The desire is the bait that pulls those fish in—those ideas" (25). There is no argument to this quote. Patience and desire are keep in order to be successful in the real world. We as a society are always very impatient and wanting more and more, when we have not even finished the project we are currently working on. We are always thinking of what next, instead of paying attention to what we may be doing right at the moment. What people need to remember, is that Rome was not built in a day. Therefore, there should be no need to rush and get going on a new project anytime you stall on the project that you have already started. Lynch embodies the kind of positive thinking that most everyday people try to instill in their own conscious. When discussing the topic of consciousness, he implores readers' to expand their mind and think on a deeper level of thought. "But if you can expand that consciousness, make it grow, then when you read that book, you’ll have more understanding" (27-28). When you start to broaden your thoughts, you begin to realize the subtle and little details of day to day life, and begin to appreciate the simplicities of life. Understanding what one is doing, while doing said thing, is a strong point in his topic on consciousness. In essence, in everything that we are doing, we need to apply our thoughts and skills, and must simply not just "go through the motions."
It is extremely important to be observant when discussing the topic of ideas and innovation. There are always new perceptions, and we must take them in and access them. There is not just one way of looking at ideas and innovation. Being open-minded is imperative, whatever way that people may create, let them be creative in that way. No matter where you are in life, you can always expand your mind, and maybe one day, you will be able to accomplish what you want. Most importantly, you too can catch the big fish.