Michael

i didn’t want to address this publicly, but at this point i have to. i don’t know this person. before she showed up in my ig comments accusing me of stealing her idea, i had never heard of her, her page, or her idea. i work on fun projects every now and then, and this was one of those. the idea came to me on tuesday night into wednesday morning, and i executed and posted it immediately, like i always do. she says she dmed me and i didn’t respond. For context, i posted the designs before she ever sent that message. her dm also went to my message requests, so i didn’t see it until yesterday. as soon as i saw it, i replied to clear things up. i still haven’t gotten a response. instead of waiting for clarification, she went straight to writing threads that make it look like i stole from her. that isn’t true, and it’s not fair to put my name out there like that. i’m happy to share my working files and timestamps with anyone who wants to see them. ideas can overlap. nobody has a monopoly on them, but overlap isn’t theft. also, having mutuals doesn’t mean i’ve seen everything they repost. i don’t watch every story from everyone i follow, and nobody does. i’d never come across your page or your work before your accusation. a repost on someone else’s story isn’t proof that i saw it, much less that i copied it. i wouldn’t normally respond to something like this, but it’s getting a lot of attention, so i needed to set the record straight. that’s all from me.