HOT TAKE: I feel plagiarism is too heavily downplayed these days. "Oh, but it was years ago" "It was transformative!" If you steal someone's work without crediting them properly, it's plagiarism, simple as it can be.

What are you gonna do call the cops? ahhahahahhaa L

Fair point, I do realise that I'd probably get laughed at. Joking aside, in academia, they usually kick you out.