I feel ideas should be shared.
Sometimes our ideas are limited for a variety of reasons; others can take
these ideas and improve on them in many ways. Maybe my idea on its own is good, but with a few tweaks from someone else, it could be great! The maximum result
is coming out of our collaboration; two minds together are stronger than one,
on its own.
From a young age we are taught
to be quite territorial about our belongings, “sharing” wasn't really in our
vocabulary. So it’s natural to feel the same about sharing our ideas, “what’s
ours is ours” as they say. However, as we grow sharing is encouraged more, and
we are considered selfish if we don’t share. I feel that as long as permission is
given, sharing is the best way to go. I do see a large difference between
coping and stealing though; if we expand on something or just use it without
any credit, that’s wrong! Always ask for permission.
The biggest thing I took from
the video was the mention of justifying our copying but vilifying those who
copy us. The example of Steve Jobs admitting to stealing with a smirk on his face in the first clip, then turning around and basically declaring “thermonuclear war” on Android for copying Apple is a perfect example of this. He had no
problem copying when it benefited Apple; but when it cut into their profits, he
“lost his lid”! I can also relate this to my personal life. Honestly, I’ve
copied others when it benefited me; on quizzes, on people’s style, etc. and I
justified it, but I thought it was “greasy” or “lame” when I caught someone copying
me. We shouldn’t think in these terms, if we are willing to copy someone, then
we should accept when we are copied. Ask for permission, and if it’s given,
then copy away my friends… what’s the worst that could happen? You tell me…
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Great point about Jobs. It's a tough question, because we do exactly what you said. I think that the best way to go is to live the highest integrity possible, and do our best to influence others to do the same.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping to come in here and find your blog named "The Disco Beat!"...thoroughly disappointed! lol
ReplyDeleteI love that you used a Snoop Dogg quote to start things off! I really loved the Apple dig as well. As you know, I'm not an Apple guy! The whole bit about dialing it back to our animal instinct of being territorial was just brilliant, and so true! Everyone copies and modifies things to make them best suit their own needs. Nobody ever has a problem with it when they do it. There's always a "good reason." However, if someone copies your work, you feel like you're being ripped off. We're such a bunch of hypocrites! But we are a product of our own environment. We see these high profile cases of infringement in the news and the money involved and we are careful not to let someone steal our "money." The funny thing is, if the idea was not worth any money, we probably wouldn't even care about it! Sad times my friend!