Eyes were opened by [[Plaigarism and You(Tube)]]
Plaigarism is stealing other people's ideas/efforts and claiming it as your own.
Examples include:
- Using the word-for-word writing of someone else in your own video without directly mentioning that it is theirs
- Using someone else's organization of ideas without referencing their effort
It does not include:
- Mentioning where you got ideas when you bring them up
- Combining it with new information
- It's okay to share ideas from other sources, since some people prefer different presentation styles for different accessibility levels
- Ask permission and approval first though
- How can you make sure you're not plaigarising?
- [[Give other people credit]]
- Because of this, [[ChatGPT and Plaigarism]]
### Why plaigarise
- People just want to have some purpose, which is found by imitating other people
- Seeking cures to their life dissatisfaction with uncertainty by imitating other people instead of creating their own
- We are so focused on being a [[Capitalist Creator]] that we exploit others
- [Zoe Bee video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9rFe_MuQb8g)
- Stress requires you to cut corners and not be thorough with your work
- Extrinsic motivators like fame or wealth
- Peer (fellow creators) or environmental influence (meta)
- Low expectations of success so you don't think you need to do it
- More [[Authority]] = less effort and refinement needed = can try to shortcut