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This isn't a new phenomenon at all. “don’t be like so many writers ... don’t be like so many thousands of people who call themselves writers, don’t be dull and
by bitbasher 2y ago
This isn't a new phenomenon at all.
“don’t be like so many writers ... don’t be like so many thousands of
people who call themselves writers, don’t be dull and boring and pretentious, don’t be consumed with self-love. the libraries of the world have yawned themselves to sleep over your kind. don’t add to that. don’t do it.” ― Charles Bukowski
- kranner 2y agoI'd argue it is new. Apart from the massive increase in scale, even the cookie-cooker writers from before were at least real people. Here or there in their mostly-boilerplate creative output, some personal quirk would inevitably come through and at least that little bit would be interesting.