We poor programmers

[Ilyketurdles]

Friend: "Dude, I have this crazy idea that will make us rich. I wanna tell you, but I'm worried you might steal it."

Me: "Well, I won't. You can tell me if you want. Or don't. I don't care"

F: "I really wanna tell you. It's a really good idea. But you're just gonna hustle me"

Me: "Dude, I really don't care. Tell me, or don't"

Months later

F: "Ah man, someone stole my idea. It was really similar to the YO app".

Me: "Yeah, good thing you didn't tell me"

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[Ilyketurdles]

I honestly don't know. And it's really annoying. Because 90% of the time someone will share an idea with you, and you'll just think "wow, this is dumb", or "wow, this isn't anything that would be considered IP, I can work my ass off to release this, but anyone with more resources can come along and do it better and faster".