Imagine trying to claim you should get an A on a paper because you had an idea that was really good but didn’t actually write it. Or when I’m at work, I can’t imagine telling a parent
Had an idea that was really good, and then not only didn’t write the actual paper, but decided to think about writing a significantly worse version of the paper.
Had an idea that was really good, and then not only didn’t write the actual paper, but decided to think about writing a significantly worse version of the paper.
Also it’s not even an original idea, some Prussian dude already wrote extensively about it in the 19th century.