Ahh I mostly meant that as I personally got older, I mostly prefer my personal hobbies (I knit, play several musical instruments, spin wool, etc) to the kind someone else performs and we read or watch. In re-reading my post above, I came across sounding like I think my hobbies are somehow better. No, just something I prefer. I apologize for the tone that may have been easily read in my other post.
I also enjoy second hand books because a) I can actually afford them most of the time, and b) If I were an author I probably wouldn't mind seeing my books in a second hand shop. It meant that someone else saw value in what I write and that my work isn't throwaway with a one month shelf-life like magazines. (or at least that's how I would *want* to see it
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I'm not really seeing a shortage of people wanting to write. People still want to write, still want to create, still want to be storytellers. But because most of us have to watch our budget, we try to maximize the amount of enjoyment we can have without having to pay someone all the time.