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Originally Posted by Quexos
You know, this is interesting because it shows that you (or any other writer for that matter) don't write for the art itself but for the money that you may squeeze out of it... So the bottom line is that writing or any other art is not that anymore. It's just plain cold business.
And yes, mortgages, food, gasoline and so on require money so Your post Mr Jordan can be considered a practical point...
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I am a practical man, and I write for practical reasons, specifically, to earn some money from entertaining people, just as most of the greatest artists in the world have done. So, feel free to condemn every artist in the world who earns money from entertainment, from Da Vinci and Shakespeare onward, but I am not ashamed of it. Nor will I do it for free.
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Originally Posted by Quexos
I have no reason to do my job but for the money I get from it...
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I love irony.
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That money seem to control every aspect of our lives and every aspects of our societies and that's where the problem lies.
Obviously we need money if for no other reason, to eat and stay alive.
It's our dependence on it that is the problem I think.
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Yes, philosophically, a totally free-for-all society is a wonderful concept. However, we are discussing practical matters here. If you want to run an "ebooks and everything else should be free" thread, feel free to start one. But here, that's
