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Because novelists who don't already have a proven track record of producing marketable work are producing the work on their own dime and only get paid after the
by TheCoelacanth 9y ago
Because novelists who don't already have a proven track record of producing marketable work are producing the work on their own dime and only get paid after they have already produced a financially successful novel.
Programmers have the same option, but most choose a guaranteed paycheck over autonomy.
- apohn 9y agoI also wonder if the autonomy novelists have changes when they get famous. Suddenly the success of the book has a direct impact on sales of future books, movies, toys, games, cartoons, the Disney Rides, etc. When there is more risk there are going to be more people trying to mitigate that risk. I think that's true of software as well. When V1.0 of your software has a large install base, lots of things are going to be put into place to make sure 2.0 doesn't cause your customers to run. That decreases autonomy, especially when some of the "management" is really just political nonsense and ladder climbing.