That is MINE. MINE. MINE. MINE.

[Zeldy]

Don't you hate it when you have an ounce of originality and then everybody decides to copy you?

I've really experienced it a lot this last year or two. I had a friend who just would get everything I had and would like everything I liked. As some of you may know, I dress very bright, so did she suddenly. It just really got on my nerves that I'd finally found my own style and some one rips me off. (She even had the nerve, THE NERVE, to like Finland. She even started learning it. Everybody knows that only I am allowed to be a Finland freak). It ended up that I tried hiding things from her, and people even said to me "Oh you and __ are very similar". I'm like "I KNOW"

Has it happened to you? any particular catch phrase, style idea etc you had that other people then started using?

[Shauna]

Not really. I'm not cool enough to copy.

[louby_4eva]

You're right....how DARE anyone else like finland.
Bright clothes have just been in fashion, all 60's or whatever. She was probably just following fashion, not you.

People tend to pick up on my words, like....coolio, awesome and scandalous, but they're not really MY words

Smile and Be happy

[scrumpleberry]

I once had a friend who made a habit of doing this with everyone, but she wasn't really the most social of people so it was just her way of trying to get along, and I let her off for it.

I can't really recall any incidences aside from that.

[Miriel]

Nothing is original. Everything you've done, someone else has probably done it before.

And besides, I love starting trends within my group of peers. I love having them discover the things I've discovered myself. C'mon Zeldy, sharing is caring.

There was a summer where I decided that headbands should come back in style. I started wearing them a lot and just blabbing about headbands to people and then a few months later, Teen Vogue comes out and what to they declare the "must have" item of the moment? HEADBANDS! I was thrilled.

The only time I'd get pissed is if someone copied my photography work. THAT is no bueno. But even in that field, it's hard to claim rights to anything cause like I've said, everything has been done before. It has to be almost EXACT duplication of my work that would make me angry enough to yell at them or something. Otherwise, you gotta let it go.

[rubah]

It happens from time to time, but not so much lately.

I understand it hurts to have people be complimented for something you invented and not to get credit for it, but you can still take pride in having created something people like a lot.

[Aerith's Knight]

psh cmon im dutch.. whod want to copy me?

accent, love for rain, actually cycling, eating healthy.

i think everyone in the US would die from depression if theyd copy me

[Captain Maxx Power]

People copy me all the time. I'm like a touching point for new concepts and ideas.

[Araciel]

I am as robotic as all of my friends, and so say and do nothing new. The matrix has you.

[Zeldy]

Right, no. It became obsessive. For a year or 2 people would make snide remarks how I used to copy her, as we did have similar styles back then, so I went into flourescent makeup and clothing, so did she. She likes the same bands as me now. It's pathetic, but it's just a topic. No, Finland isnt mine, it was nice to have something that made me unique though, which that did. If anyone else did it, it would be cute, and I try and influence my bright colours onto other people, but she took everything, we just looked like clones again. I never said anything to her, it just used to piss me off how everyone, again, thought it was me copying her. Way to make a simple thread srz drama. Nevermind, had it happened to you, you'd know how annoying it is.

[Misfit]

Nothing is original. Everything you've done, someone else has probably done it before.

Anyways, no. Nobody has 'copied' me, if I liked a style... it's just a style that like, 4384798375903843 people in the world wear too. NOBODY IS ORIGINAL LULZ. No matter how black people dye their hair. 8-)


edit: Oh wait, I had 1337 usernotes for the longest time ever... then I recall you doing the same thing. OMG STOP COPYING ME!!!!!!1111

[Avarice-ness]

Reles and Reine just became Lust-ness and Sloth-ness.

I'm no longer bothered because Mirage added -ness to his name for his LJ and his last.fm.


Also, I feel that if other people (in my circle or group of friends) are able to purchase what I have, then it is not mine to begin with because it is available to someone else other than me or people who have the ability to get it.

Like my Versace glasses, I'm the only one I've known who has the pair I have thus making it mine. If someone else bought it, I'll dub it as something that is now available to the masses and buy a new pair.

My sister (older) bought a pair of sketchers shoes that were just like mine once, but that's because they were super comfy and when she wore them out to check the mail she realized they were the best ever. So we had the same shoe's until mine became unwearable.

I did get annoyed at this lady the other day, she had the same glasses frame as I do, I've had these glasses for about a year now. So I'll just get newer rarer one's when I get my eyes checked.

Either way, copying me just makes me feel like I'm cooler than them, so they can copy as much as they want.

[Psychotic]

I had 1337 user notes before anyone did!

[Misfit]

I had 1337 user notes before anyone did!

Yeah but, you're a loser and nobody likes you enough to keep them 1337 like MP did for me. ;D

[Psychotic]

I'm more e-popular than you, missy. You peaked in ought four.

Hey guys, attack Misfit. I'm commanding it. I'm like, a level 94 e-popular dude and I'm giving you a direct order. Get her.