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by whatislovecraft 2664 days ago
> idea guys&girls who are busy executing

No, because those aren't 'idea people'. The phrase is meant for people who only come up with ideas and nothing else, it's not meant to describe anyone who has ideas.

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There are also professional idea makers. I mean, look at the creative thinking industry, Edward de Bono writings etc.
The 'creative thinking industry'. :-) That sounds suspicious.

I once bought a book called Ideas Generation. I think it was this one.[0] A couple of years later one of the authors was in the news for plagiarism. Whoops!

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Generation-Constantly-Creative-...

Edward de Bono is an author, not an idea person.