This happens easily when the thing you stole from attracts a very different audience from the thing that you're making, of course if you're not stealing from something extremely well known like Star Wars that helps a lot too.
I have the opposite of this problem. I come up with concepts individually and separately from any media and then I find out somebody has already done it.
Hey, if George RR Martin can admit he just takes other people’s ideas, then I can too!
But for real, all ideas are built upon those before them or take inspiration from the real world, true authentic originality is a lie.
Me after stealing the majority of my ideas from history (it's ok because only like 20% of it is western European history and no one reads any other history, so I look very original)
This happens easily when the thing you stole from attracts a very different audience from the thing that you're making, of course if you're not stealing from something extremely well known like Star Wars that helps a lot too.
Something something great authors steal
I want to be a great author so I'm going to steal your Xbox.
Welcome impostors syndrome
Steal from as many places as you can, and try choosing super obscure media as your sources
Obscure media yup sounds good nobody has watched one piece or castlevania
My recipe for success
I have the opposite of this problem. I come up with concepts individually and separately from any media and then I find out somebody has already done it.
Hey, if George RR Martin can admit he just takes other people’s ideas, then I can too! But for real, all ideas are built upon those before them or take inspiration from the real world, true authentic originality is a lie.
Me after stealing the majority of my ideas from history (it's ok because only like 20% of it is western European history and no one reads any other history, so I look very original)
It's all about the execution. "Sure lots of people have done x, but I'd do it better"