I was at work today and as I do on many days, my mind started to wander as I completed yet another task that could have just as easily been completed by a robot with no awareness of its existence or concept of drudgery.
I had an idea, maybe novel, maybe not. I believe that authors and other inventors of new ideas should be content with "getting their stuff out there", any monetary compensation received, and call it quits, no name on a book, no name on a album, no name on a patent.
Here for example, you are required to see my mugshot and learn that some literary super genius named Shawn came up with what may possibly be THE greatest thought of all time. Should I (now referred to as random contributor) be happy with the fact that eventually enough people will read this so I make a few bucks. Isn't the excitement that I am a published writer (must remember to update resume with this important fact) be more than enough. I could still force people I know to go to some random page and wouldn't they, having suffered their personal inadequacies while basking in my glory, automatically recognize my witty style? "Hey, maybe you really are Random Contributor."
Think about it, the guy who actually invented the socket wrench wasn't named Sears or Craftsman. Why do I have to know that that Dyson guy invented this or that vacuum cleaner. On a side note, do we really believe the Oreck guy invented his vacuum, after all I believe the Truman cell has been used on subs for some time, as implied by him in his infomercials, and probably wasn't invented by him at all!
I can hear it, inventors and my fellow writers here are all screaming, "Yes, we want our names and credit for our creations."