I wouldn't normally engage you in a discussion like this but I am really curious what you think about sharing our ideas...
I have difficulty swallowing that train of thought as I am not sure being so guarded about our ideas is necessarily the right approach either.
I do understand completely the concerns expressed and I am most certainly not quashing them as there are definitely unsavoury people out there that ride on the coat tails of others and claim the benefits. However I also feel that no matter how interesting and innovative our idea(s), there is a variation of it already out there. I mean gee we are all so tightly woven in our networks, social and print medias that its inevitable that we would be influenced and motivated by each other in some way or another...so I guess I am saying that surely '...sharing the knowledge, ideas and concepts' whether it be a technique or a new design can only be beneficial to all?
Unfortunately I have seen a rise (and have to admit I, myself have been caught up) in trying to make a buck from scrapbooking if only to subsidise my need to acquire 'all things scrap-a-licious...' (btw I didn't coin that phrase tee hee), that sadly its easy to lose sight of the fact that this is scrapbooking, its not comparable to Einsteins Theory of Relativity. So lets just enjoy the 'process' no matter how cliched that may sound. I mean seriously the true essence of the art of scrapbooking is to capture all those precious memories, not to be 'precious' about it.
What do you think, do you agree, or have I ruffled some feathers?
The article below was posted by a friend of mine on a popular social network and it evoked some concerns from a couple of people that infact we should not share our ideas, as its simply 'just a license for someone to use another persons intellectual property for their own gains...'
I have difficulty swallowing that train of thought as I am not sure being so guarded about our ideas is necessarily the right approach either.
I do understand completely the concerns expressed and I am most certainly not quashing them as there are definitely unsavoury people out there that ride on the coat tails of others and claim the benefits. However I also feel that no matter how interesting and innovative our idea(s), there is a variation of it already out there. I mean gee we are all so tightly woven in our networks, social and print medias that its inevitable that we would be influenced and motivated by each other in some way or another...so I guess I am saying that surely '...sharing the knowledge, ideas and concepts' whether it be a technique or a new design can only be beneficial to all?
Unfortunately I have seen a rise (and have to admit I, myself have been caught up) in trying to make a buck from scrapbooking if only to subsidise my need to acquire 'all things scrap-a-licious...' (btw I didn't coin that phrase tee hee), that sadly its easy to lose sight of the fact that this is scrapbooking, its not comparable to Einsteins Theory of Relativity. So lets just enjoy the 'process' no matter how cliched that may sound. I mean seriously the true essence of the art of scrapbooking is to capture all those precious memories, not to be 'precious' about it.
What do you think, do you agree, or have I ruffled some feathers?