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Yeah, but that's the perspective of a veteran of the industry and not an "up and coming author." We have this narrative that people get rewarded for their virtu
by asdfman123 2y ago
Yeah, but that's the perspective of a veteran of the industry and not an "up and coming author." We have this narrative that people get rewarded for their virtue and not their ability/willingness to play the silly little game, and it takes a while to see through it especially if you tend to be more idealistic.
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- lisper 2y ago> that's the perspective of a veteran of the industry Yes, of course. The target audience for that comment is today's version of my younger self, the one who thinks that if you haven't made ten million dollars by the time you turn 30 (or won a Nobel Prize or a Fields Medal or published a novel or had a screenplay produced or whatever) you're a failure.