The Harvard Plagiarism Saga & What Defines Plagiarism!

 

After reading the news about recent Harvard’s plagiarism saga, I went through Harvard’s Plagiarism Guide. If I’m not wrong, and as per its guidelines, and under Verbatim or Mosaic Plagiarism or Inadequate Paraphrase clause, then there’re well paid well-known Columnists who adapt, replicate, get inspired by the ideas of other Articles, Blogs already published & existing; yet, the said Columnists’ (may) never quote the source, anticipating that, as these columns are being published in the well-known mainstream with a good number of audience reach, its readers would think that this is the only original Column/Article published, alas, that wasn’t/isn’t the case!

YouTube Was Fun Initially! Then, It Became Unpalatable - Just Alike ‘Erstwhile’ Twitter!

 

Imagine, any intended Library been flooded with non-experts, partisan high db amplifiers, non-original, adapted/replicated data; the said data then being compounded into revenues & payback both for the company & users, and then, in the Library, being sold as a Reference or Text Book by the Librarian with the help of selfsame mainstream.  

Now, nothing tweaks more than what when falls from grace, and YouTube, might be the next erstwhile Twitter. If not, then should be. As erstwhile Twitter left no stone unturned to end the sanctity of the Internet (diluting the very purpose & meaning of the Internet’s Invention), as & when it moved away from its policy from noble thought sharing platform, to, arbitrarily issuance of non-subscription based Blue Ticks, to, harboring ideological slugfest; YouTube, alike it, & Wikipedia, TikTok etc.; too became the source of smut, unpalatable, when its selfsame policy makers (admired by the Librarian above),  transformed it into somewhat similar platforms. And I won't be surprised IF there's One Mind behind such policies, whether arbitrarily issuance of non-subscription based Blue Ticks, or, no. of views/clicks == revenue for users + company, enabling the selfsame to assemble together in segregated groups, to then its Recipients being used for further (un)intended purposes.

Thus, there’s no hope, &, Internet needs RESURRECTION! ☹

© Pranav Chaturvedi 2023

This Dilemma of Double-Standards

 

If so much of freedom of speech & love; alas, then why so much of hate against Mr. Trump or Mr. Modi? An analogy for this double standard as an example is: let’s say any elected Politician sharing Parliamentary Login details with Others, BUT, whilst working at/in any topmost MNC/Fortune 500 Companies, abiding by its tons of Non-Disclosure Agreements, Trade Secrets & Employer-Employee Contracts. The Irony, isn’t it?

The Dilemma of Nostalgia

 

Flashbacks that merely last few moments,

Is the true nostalgic pleasure one needs;

And if it leads to comparative thoughts?

Not evolved is present; one sought or seek!

It Isn’t About Merit OR No Merit!

 

Both Harvard President Claudine Gay, & Mr. (Ackman/Musk)++, technically issued disagreeable statements. How? And with what DEI should be replaced with then? But before that, please understand four facts: