Imperfect

copycats bless us

Inspired by Ava's crediting.

Let's say I'm a creator and my hard work has been copied or reworked without proper credit. Their attribution could have instilled fulfillment in myself, created connections, and preserved both works' line of thought.

In their defense, kindly engaging them could have invited them to explain themselves, teach me something new, or collaboratively elevate our works.

Giving credit could have also backfired. Sometimes, it's unwelcome, ignored, or even grounds for removal, like the result of find better outlooks.

Asking if someone wants to be credited for their work could mitigate these issues. However, it takes time and isn't always possible.

Maybe credit is beside the point. Is my end goal getting credit, or rather maximizing opportunities for people to benefit from works deriving from my production or consumption?

Students reciting in their own words what their teachers have taught them can be valuable. Conveying intended meanings to their audience is a good start. Injecting curiosity and deviance in ways that teach additional or even more nuanced lessons can be even better.

Understanding who owns the ideas, execution, and products can be important in the here and now. Although, as much as we appreciate our mentors, they're as mortal as we are, if not already passed. The longer games get stretched out, the more important the impact and proliferation of those things become.

The best sayings I have ever heard were iterated through many others' interdependent and independent minds. Chances are that the sayings you hold close derive from the same process.

With that in mind, why aren't you shortening and sweetening my posts and others' to help even more people? Why am I not doing the same for others' for that matter?

Regardless of credit or originality, blatant copycats can benefit us to the same effect, just like how haters are pollinators.

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