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My guess is they couldn't afford him anymore. As a 36-year-old star veteran, his compensation was probably a sizable chunk of production costs. Meanwhile, the m
by forgotmypw 8y ago
My guess is they couldn't afford him anymore. As a 36-year-old star veteran, his compensation was probably a sizable chunk of production costs. Meanwhile, the magazine business is still hurting.
- TheOtherHobbes 8y agoIt's not impossible his comp was more or less frozen ten or even twenty years ago when the boom times for print were ending. I would be surprised if he was getting four figures a month, and amazed and astounded if it was mid-or-higher four figures. In fact all freelancers are disposable in magazine writing. It was always one of the original zero hours gig economy gigs. The real value was in building a brand that could translate to book sales, consultancy, and so on.
- kylec 8y agoHe’s not 36 years old, he’s 66 years old. He’s a 36-year veteran.
- abraham_lincoln 8y agoI bet you're fun at parties.
- dang 8y agoPersonal attacks will get you banned here. More generally, please don't post uncivil or unsubstantive comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html