I still don't understand this whole "being a whale" thing, but I think those in power also have a responsibility to know how they should look or behave in a given environment, not to make decisions or offer opinions based solely on their own judgment, but rather on the collective good.

The issue of plagiarism is complex. If someone edits a video and adds their own reaction, it ceases to belong to the original owner and becomes a new video. The same goes for novels that draw inspiration from others to develop new ideas.