Why. (Post Edition)

Why is it that people who copies stuff off the internet and uses it as their status on Facebook, or maybe a blog post, mostly all the time claim that it's their work?

I mean, why can't they admit that it's someone else's work?
Isn't it kinda embarrassing to get caught?

And mind you, it's very easy to get caught.
Just copy and paste said article onto a search engine (preferably Google) and click search.

I find it amusing when someone steals the hard work of someone else and then claims that "she and her brother figured it out".
I mean, come onlah weyh.

If its an original thought, then why is it available in multiple sites on the internet, dating since 2000? =.='

And why lie?
Just saylah you read it somewhere and you would like to share it with your friends.

At least that way if someone comes across the original article, they wont laugh behind your back.

The funny thing is, when actually caught, they tend to get angry with the one who found it =.=''

I don't really know why I am so irritated with this sort of behavior.

I think it may have to do with the fact that I know that it's not easy to come up with something, or write something, and if someone just easily copies your hard work and takes all the credit for it... it's kinda low.

It's a sucky attitude okay?

There's nothing wrong with copying someone else's work, just as long as you give credit to the author.
That's the least amount of appreciation you can give to the owner of the article.