I think there is an overarching issue here because I've experienced it myself several times.
1) Person writes about something out of passion and posts it for free (the blog carries no ads)
2) Person who gets paid to write reads it, has no record of ever writing about that topic before, and then does his/her own take -- hitting all the same key points (including using quotes from others that were in the original post) making him/her look like a thinker.
3) Original person is never cited, never acknowledged, while paid person merrily collects paycheck for "work."
Having experienced it firsthand, I at least know several people never to take seriously as "thinkers" ever again.
1) Person writes about something out of passion and posts it for free (the blog carries no ads)
2) Person who gets paid to write reads it, has no record of ever writing about that topic before, and then does his/her own take -- hitting all the same key points (including using quotes from others that were in the original post) making him/her look like a thinker.
3) Original person is never cited, never acknowledged, while paid person merrily collects paycheck for "work."
Having experienced it firsthand, I at least know several people never to take seriously as "thinkers" ever again.