It's a parlor trick, but I'm going to use it anyway: your own comment refutes your point. You put work into posting this comment: thought about the situation a

It's a parlor trick, but I'm going to use it anyway: your own comment refutes your point. You put work into posting this comment: thought about the situation and crafted sentences you wanted to publish. I've absorbed them, learned from them, they'll inform my own output in the future. And respectfully, I won't remember your name or give credit. So why did you publish your comment? People can't avoid creating data. We do it passively. And you'll continue doing it, for your entire limited lifespan, even if you get neither laid nor paid for it.