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In this introspective and timely episode, Brad and Nick take on a deceptively simple question: Do we really own our ideas anymore?

Prompted by Nick’s recent experience of having his writing lifted and reposted—sometimes respectfully, sometimes not—the conversation weaves through authorship, digital ethics, AI scraping, and the deeper emotional terrain of publishing on the internet. What begins as a conversation about plagiarism quickly becomes something bigger: a meditation on intellectual generosity, attribution, and the meaning of creative work in a remix culture.

Nick wrestles with the tension between wanting his writing to matter and his desire to be part of the conversation his work sparks. Brad adds reflections on how creative inspiration often flows from one source to another and how acknowledging that is more art than science.

In this jam-packed discussion, they also hit:

• How human creativity works (messy, layered, integrative)
• The rise of AI and its flattening effect on original voice
• The emotional whiplash of going viral
• Why traditional publishing may be a spiritual balm in an age of digital entropy

At the core: the internet changed how we think about ownership. AI is changing it again. So where does that leave creators, thinkers, and leaders trying to say something real?

Referenced Resources:

• Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
• Definition of “Palimpsest”

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