2/ WWIC is market clearing mechanism in attention economics. If anyone has thought/said anything relating to X, X being said sparks outrage
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3/ "that has already been discredited," "I used to think that," "Your X reminds of Z's Y" are all usually WWIC moves disguised as debate.
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4/ WWIC is Internet equivalent of academic WWIC: "Why Wasn't I Cited?" that unfortunately drives 80% of peer review.
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5/ In both cases, academic and Internet, WWIC is a bid for a share of unexpected attention oil strike.
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6/ Right answer to WWIC in most cases is, "because you didn't contribute enough to the genesis and aren't adding enough post publication."
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7/ Internet makes it easy to cast wide net and cite/consult 10,000 things for tiniest idea. Acknowledging all is cowardice, not generosity.
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8/ You don't do your idea or your readers any favors by burdening your every thought with the weight of massively trivial provenance.
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9/ This is why reinvention is *more* valuable when there is more history. Assume every thought is a rediscovery. Let WWIC handle links.
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10/ The value of the conceptual integrity you bring through reinvention usually exceeds potential missteps avoided through too much citation
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—or not, because what you end up spouting is so utterly banal. Like: "My New Thesis! Remix culture values copies over originals!" Ugly.
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— citation at least forces you to engage with others, & if banal & brainless usage, then YOU look stupid compared to citations.
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being intimidated into engaging with others more than your own ideas is the pathology I'm flagging.
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— oh, for sure. But recent peer review experience really shows opposite: people reinventing wheel & wanting immense credit for it.

