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Oppression puts a ceiling on our imagination

They note, "When we face a new problem, we adults usually exploit the knowledge about the world we have acquired so far. We try to quickly find a pretty good solution that is close to the solutions we already have. On the other hand, exploration—trying something new—may lead us to a more unusual idea, a less obvious solution, a new piece of knowledge."6