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I learned to write by copying the styles of other writers and seeing what fit, and what 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 didn't, and what else emerged. (1/6)

Then people started copying my best ideas without credit, and I was indignant. Maybe even bitter. Who wouldn't be? I mean, at least just toss a name and a link out there. But that matters only if the goal is to be known. It doesn't matter if the goal is to have an effect on someone else. (3/6)

This is how ideas move. Someone tosses a stone into a lake. The waves spread in every direction, far past the splash. Everyone forgets the stone, or never knew it was there. Especially when you think on timelines like a lifetime, or several lifetimes. (4/6)

Plagerism is still wrong, of course, in its own right. But if you take the long view, at least your idea is arriving somewhere you weren't yourself going. That's one way to define a legacy. (5/6)