Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 26, 2015HeheheQuote Tweetzem@zem42·Jul 26, 2015"how much my novel cost me" https://medium.com/@emilygould/how-much-my-novel-cost-me-35d7c8aec846…2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 26, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 schadenfreude at self-indulgent conspicuous production. http://ribbonfarm.com/2013/07/10/you-are-not-an-artisan/…1
zem@zem42·Jul 26, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr enh, i didn't read it that way. i thought it was pretty honest and engaging; didn't get any sense of entitlement or snowflakiness1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 26, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 It didn't have to be written that way. The story itself is that way, however you write it.1
zem@zem42·Jul 26, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr i do see what you mean. wish i could articulate clearly why i disagree. some feeling that the world *should* (and can!) support art.31
Abraham Thomas@athomasq·Jul 26, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @vgr I'd rather we figure out food, water, healthcare, education, equality & rights for all.3
zem@zem42·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @athomasq@athomasq @vgr i.e. that it's sad rather than entitled for artists to wish this were the case1
Abraham Thomas@athomasq·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @vgr but the specifics of the story you shared *were* entitled. incredibly so.2
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @athomasq@athomasq @zem42 The major problem with non-market support mechanisms is tht by definition, you're judging consumption, rather than output7:18 PM · Jul 27, 2015