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Why do folks like the OP get more positive attention and revenue than folks like myself who bounced for years from community to community due to our persistent
by greggarious 4y ago
Why do folks like the OP get more positive attention and revenue than folks like myself who bounced for years from community to community due to our persistent rejection of those ideals since childhood?
It’s almost like it’s better to fuck up then make a show of turning back from “the dark side”, in a way that I suspect leads to other forms of radicalizion.
- 082349872349872 4y agoThe attention from my part is because it is uncommon for someone to be able to articulate the experiences of two[0] very different perspectives[1]; think of it as the modern equivalent to paying attention to a shaman? As for revenue, if it's any consolation I strongly doubt the dude is getting any more than people in the small-time-grift culture that he left. [0] eg in a more just world, Rory Miller ("Meditations on Violence") might have become an academic, but he grew up poor, and became a cop instead. [1] eg https://dakotavadams.substack.com/p/gunshow https://dakotavadams.substack.com/p/gunshow , about the time a gun show was programmed colocated with an anime con.
- evan_ 4y agoThis guy has a story with a beginning, middle, and end. He started in a place of (relative) comfort, wanted more, went on a journey, and landed in a new equilibrium, having learned a lesson. Then he wrote it down on substack. I don’t know how successful it will be but I read it because it used settings and characters I’m familiar with and I wanted to know how he got from point A to point B. If you write down your story, maybe some people will find it interesting.