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Martin Owens :inkscape:

There's this thesis in @Hbomberguy latest video about plagiarism¹ that talks about the way plagiarists *think* about the people they copy from as being *beneath* them. Socially acceptable to take advantage of.

It's a fascinating behaviour.

Does have users who think of the creators as contemptible? Probably not, most of the users I talk to aren't like that at all.

Most. One or two have rung this bell for me over the years though

¹ 4 hours long! youtube.com/watch?v=yDp3cB5fHX go watch it!

@doctormo @Hbomberguy Most use the word, 'inspired by' and sometimes 'perfected the original' is added to it. There was this book on 'Creativity' I read on a whim (many moons ago) that copying itself is an 'art'. Like, "...in time your creativity is nurtured". Your thoughts?