Hello, Pete,
You show great insight into an unstated purpose of "another" creating something and thank you for giving me an enlarged perspective of RI.
I have been having a relative or loved one or pet create something I think they would want to create or already own, and it helps me get into their viewpoint - which is another weakness of the "must-be-known" you speak of.... willingness to know another, to want to know their creations or mock-ups.