/lit/ - Literature

>think of something incisive and maybe even witty
>write it down
>about to share it on /lit/
>suddenly feel paranoid and wonder if maybe I could get this published somehow and 4chan would lead to this great line being stolen or worse associating me with 4chan in the future where I'm successful
>don't post it
>do this 1,000 times
>I haven't written or published anything and just have a huge rat's nest of interesting lines
>this has been going on for years and years now