I think there's a gap between "opportunity to collaborate" and "my life is hell and you stole my idea"? If something is open source (and licensed appropriately)

I think there's a gap between "opportunity to collaborate" and "my life is hell and you stole my idea"? If something is open source (and licensed appropriately) then even collaboration becomes moot. There are a lot of takers in the world, and not many givers.