WTF: That's My Cake

We Talk Friday

(WTF)

This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might be heavier - regardless of the content topic itself though, just have some fun engaging and discussing with whoever happens to put in the effort in the comments section below.

We Talk Friday Ep. 10: That's My Cake

Many of these WTF posts have been heavier than I intended them to be originally. But in an attempt to learn from my mistakes, I am going to lighten this one up a bit and promise that this one is going to be sweet! Ready?
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Fucking plagiarists!

To be honest, I haven't been following the story very closely, but perhaps some have heard about the cookbook plagiarism scandal that is baking the rounds through the news at the moment in Australia. Essentially, some baker who opened a bakery, got famous on TikTok, and then made a few million selling a bakery book, has been accused of plagiarising her recipes from other famous bakers. Of course, she denies it all and says it is just coincidence that at least four recipes from the book are almost taken verbatim from others, but you know, this is:

The age of Entitlement!

A period in time where many feel they can do what they want without consequence and if they are caught, take the infamous Shaggy route - It wasn't me. And this seems to be a thing these days, where people feel that if they unearth something and present it to others, than they have ownership of it - as if they created it in the first place. It is like that annoying friend who because they were the first to see a new show, they act as if they produced it and had final say on casting.

These recipes weren't exactly "unearthed" even, they were just taken from websites of other well-known chefs, or their old cookbooks. Likely, there are more in there that will be found out later, because this is also the age of the internet and everything is online.

I wish more was online.

For instance, the Trump administration held up a picture of Bezos the other day as if holding up the mugshot of an escaped killer, because there was a rumour that Amazon might display the cost of the Trump tariffs on their site. I wish they would. I wish the entire supply chain and all the middlemen costs along the way was available, right down to the picture of the child who sewed the swoosh onto my shoes - before I bought them. There should be a massive amount more business transparency available and open so that independent groups can use that data to better inform consumers about where to spend their money.

Back to the plagiarism of recipes...

*How come the publishers of the book didn't check the recipes online? Of course, they should just trust the author, but in the age of entitlement and when it comes to content creators that will do anything to get more attention, or make a bit more money - lets face it, *people can't be trusted.

Are you trustworthy?

You might think you are. But then, what kinds of conditions would it take for you to lean the other way. Crime of opportunity? Desperate for money? A belief that everyone else is cheating? So many get on their high-horse, but don't know how to ride.

What do you think about plagiarists?

What do you think about people who spin stories written by others and sell them as their own? What do you think about the people who take rewards from a trusting audience, knowing full well that they are cheats, liars, and scoundrels?