… Is The “Creative Class” Dying? � The Dish. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
The notion of a creative class is almost oxymoronic. Individuals are creative, classes aren't. In Michel Houellebecq's Goncourt-winning novel The Map and the Territory, there is a nice take on the art scene:
[Jed] rapidly assimilated the appropriate behavior. It wasn't obligatory to be brilliant, and was actually best most often to say nothing at all, even if it was indispensable to listen to your interlocutor with seriousness and empathy, relaunching the conversation with a "Really?" meant to register interest and surprise, or a "That's for sure" colored with understanding and approval.
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