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That's too bad. Kinda selfish in a way.

• reedf1 3y ago
  I felt a spark of rage when I read this. It's even more selfish to demand content from an artist.
• aqfamnzc 3y ago
  How so?
• ghaff 3y ago
  It's what's more important? Doing fan service for fans who will revere your grocery list because it brings them joy? Or leaving behind a body of work you're really proud of and is widely respected? I make it black and white but it's not obvious to me you always want to publish things just because some people will devour them.
  • jmull 3y ago
    > It's what's more important? Doing fan service for fans who will revere your grocery list because it brings them joy? Or leaving behind a body of work you're really proud of and is widely respected? Since you'll be dead and utterly unaffected either way, I'd go with pleasing the fans. Also, it's really a freebie for your legacy if it's understood that it was written under the influence of dementia and published posthumously. On the other hand, if I thought it would be depressing or unpleasant to fans more than please them, I would want it destroyed. But that's what I'd do. Terry Pratchett had every right to make his own decision on this. Even with dementia, that's 100% his call. (Of course, his assistant should make sure he was fairly consistent on this point, when most lucid.)
• magospietato 3y ago
  I get where you're coming from in a way. But speaking personally, the idea of people peeking at my creations before I'm ready for them to is anathema. Like, some fundamental violation of the self.
• natebc 3y ago
  I think it's perfectly fine for last wishes to be a little selfish.