Annikory wrote:Hi...so,
I might be needing some help?
So one day, I get this cool idea that will take weeks to complete. It's a game, I'd decided to create for fun.
So I spend three weeks designing, drawing, and working my butt off of my spare time doing the layout for. I note that it's sort of designed for a certain friend, because I feel like he'd understand it best. So he sees it, and he loves it. He constantly wants to play it, and I am so flattered.
The next day he comes to me and tells me he's making one exactly like it, to give me that feeling that I gave him.
Okay...if you'd know me in real life, you'd understand that I'm an originality/copyright freak. So of course, I was very offended.
I spent over 20 days of my time working on this beautiful project for him, so much time working to make it original...and...he steals the idea to "give me that feeling"? And to do that he's making his own version, exactly the same as mine?
Thanks, buddy.
What's EVEN WORSE is that;
I can't get involved in other people's projects. I don't know why. I just...can't. I have an overwhelming urge to do something myself. My stupid domination to be independent. I don't really pay attention to other people's stuff anyhow, so dude, I won't even GET that feeling. If anything, I'd feel dismay, because you freaking took my hard work and idea.
You took my work because you don't understand.
And I can't tell you this because you've already started working on yours.
I'M SORRY THAT I HAVE A LOW TEMPER BUT,
once again,
thanks.
That totally made me feel great.
What do I do?
okay.
i ended up throwing mine away because his was apparently more important
because i worked on mine for 3 weeks and he worked on his for 2 days
i kept arguing that there could ONLY BE 1, because if the other existed it would make the alternate one unoriginal
and i was so so hurt and i just wanted his gone but he would hurt from that
and i told him "i only want what you want. why does my opinion matter against yours?"
and he said "fine...i want you to throw yours away then"
and though i played cool, like it was okay,
oh my god that hurt. that hurt. it really, really hurt.
and so i ended ripping apart something i spent so, so much time developing and working on specifically for this person...
and i tore apart the papers and all of the files and slammed my fists on the table and it was really hard
and i cried my eyes out. he couldn't do that.
how was he okay with that?
he knew i was going to die from it, right?
my hard work-replaced by his two-day thing?
he showed me over camera and he did everything the exact same way like he formatted everything and copied all of the drawings
i think i might just...
i don't know. there's no solution. i want to die basically.
this will take forever to get off my shoulders. HOW? how could he be okay with replacing my original thing, which he loved so much, which his copied version???
what hurts the most is,
i made it specifically for him to enjoy and it was designed for him
and now he's using it to have fun with his, what, 25 friends?
i hate you and your ideas.
maybe it's better you're gone.
help me.
this isn't going to be better for a long time.
and i'm sorry i'm not using caps,
i do that when i'm with a certain friend (it's one of my personalities),
or when i'm extremely discomforted and unsettled.
obvious to tell which one.
help.