Fear can be a useful signal, but it shouldn't be the only voice we listen to.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
你应该向你的竞争对手学习,但永远不要抄袭。抄袭你就会死。
孔子说:“祭奠别人的先人,是谄媚;遇到符合道义的事不敢做,是懦夫。”