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The bulk of online content creation is for SEO and content marketing. This doesn't require creativity. It's not going to be a disaster if this content disappea
by spaceman_2020 4y ago
The bulk of online content creation is for SEO and content marketing. This doesn't require creativity.
It's not going to be a disaster if this content disappears from our culture altogether. Sad for writers though, but every single freelance writer I know does this just to pay the bills and dreams of writing something actually creative.
- mysterydip 4y agoThis sounds like the Kenyan college essay industry conversation the other day. I wonder if the same arguments will apply ("this is good for them because they can do more creative things instead or start businesses to help the local economy", etc)
- throwaway2037 4y agoCaroline O'Donoghue has written about exactly this phenomenom. As a creative writer, you only ever see your "competition's" top work. All the crap that you are forced to do to pay the bills never gets any attention. Her blog is here: https://sentimentalgarbage.substack.com/p/the-pied-piper-is-a-victim-of-the https://sentimentalgarbage.substack.com/p/the-pied-piper-is-...