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> veering into amateur political agitation is usually the last resort of writers without substantial prospects elsewhere. Have you read any of Cory Doctorow's

> veering into amateur political agitation is usually the last resort of writers without substantial prospects elsewhere. Have you read any of Cory Doctorow's other work? I don't think he's worried about his prospects, looking at his kickstarter account.

MichaelZuo 4y ago
He has two Kickstarter projects, the first: 'Chokepoint Capitalism: an audiobook Amazon won't sell' where we are advised: 'an absolute must-read for anyone who senses that the predominant economic mythology is a lie' He further touts: 'Chokepoint Capitalism is a book about the tricks Big Tech and Big Content use to capture creative labor markets, and how we can take them back and get artists paid.' Interestingly, the second level of 'reward' offers the option of: 'Pledge US$ 10 or more Pin An enamel "Chokepoint Capitalism" pin - wear it in on your lapel, start a conversation, dismantle systems of unaccountable power.' ... The second project being a second sequel to one of his speculative fiction books: 'ATTACK SURFACE: the long-awaited third Little Brother book In 2008, I published Little Brother, a New York Times bestselling YA novel of resistance to authoritarianism. it's been published in dozens of languages and, translated and distributed to underground resistance movements in Myanmar and Iran. It's been repeatedly adapted for the stage and optioned for film. In 2013, I published Homeland, the New York Times bestselling sequel, a book that Edward Snowden took with him when he went into exile when he fled Hong Kong.' Since the book series apparently is already widely translated and published, why is a Kickstarter needed? Even in the worst case that no English language publisher will take on his works anymore, it's odd that he doesn't have the means to self-publish this one. .... In short, it seems like selling easily digestible rebellion fantasies, and I'm saying this as someone raised in Toronto like him who also likes sci-fi and is informed about the tech industry.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  > Since the book series apparently is already widely translated and published, why is a Kickstarter needed? Have you not heard of Brandon Sanderson edit: seriously, your entire analysis of his current status as a professional writer, and your dismissal of this article, is because he's using Kickstarter? > selling easily digestible rebellion fantasies, That's been his entire shtick, he was a big Creative Commons-boosting, FSF-friendly, WIRED contributor type of blog pundit since the early 2000s. What you call "amateur political agitation" is Doctorow's bread and butter. It might not be for you (it certainly isn't for me), but it shows that you clearly don't know anything about the public figure you're attacking.

MichaelZuo 4y ago

He has two Kickstarter projects, the first: 'Chokepoint Capitalism: an audiobook Amazon won't sell' where we are advised: 'an absolute must-read for anyone who senses that the predominant economic mythology is a lie' He further touts: 'Chokepoint Capitalism is a book about the tricks Big Tech and Big Content use to capture creative labor markets, and how we can take them back and get artists paid.' Interestingly, the second level of 'reward' offers the option of: 'Pledge US$ 10 or more Pin An enamel "Chokepoint Capitalism" pin - wear it in on your lapel, start a conversation, dismantle systems of unaccountable power.' ... The second project being a second sequel to one of his speculative fiction books: 'ATTACK SURFACE: the long-awaited third Little Brother book In 2008, I published Little Brother, a New York Times bestselling YA novel of resistance to authoritarianism. it's been published in dozens of languages and, translated and distributed to underground resistance movements in Myanmar and Iran. It's been repeatedly adapted for the stage and optioned for film. In 2013, I published Homeland, the New York Times bestselling sequel, a book that Edward Snowden took with him when he went into exile when he fled Hong Kong.' Since the book series apparently is already widely translated and published, why is a Kickstarter needed? Even in the worst case that no English language publisher will take on his works anymore, it's odd that he doesn't have the means to self-publish this one. .... In short, it seems like selling easily digestible rebellion fantasies, and I'm saying this as someone raised in Toronto like him who also likes sci-fi and is informed about the tech industry.

Apocryphon 4y ago
> Since the book series apparently is already widely translated and published, why is a Kickstarter needed? Have you not heard of Brandon Sanderson edit: seriously, your entire analysis of his current status as a professional writer, and your dismissal of this article, is because he's using Kickstarter? > selling easily digestible rebellion fantasies, That's been his entire shtick, he was a big Creative Commons-boosting, FSF-friendly, WIRED contributor type of blog pundit since the early 2000s. What you call "amateur political agitation" is Doctorow's bread and butter. It might not be for you (it certainly isn't for me), but it shows that you clearly don't know anything about the public figure you're attacking.