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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Risk is in the eye of the beholder.
People tend to spend their money as they see fit. It's a consequence of free will and having a choice.
That said, nobody is forcing anybody to buy the Yellow VW or the Green Toyota. (Which happen to be somewhat better cars than a Yugo, right?)
So, what's wrong about somebody else having a choice?
Why does it matter if they choose wisely or poorly?
It's not as if anybody is forcing anybody at gunpoint to get onboard a deathtrap Pinto, it's just a matter to personal taste; some people just happen to like garish colors. Or books that haven't been annoited by a Manhattan glass tower. Where's the risk? What's the danger?
Why is the mere *availability* of alternatives that *others* might enjoy such an issue? Is it the thought that somebody else might have different preferences? That they might have different values and different ideas of what is "risky" and what is good?
It's not as if this were a life and death issue. 
So somebody down the road wasted a few bucks on a crappy book and (*horrors*) enjoyed it?
My life goes on exactly like before...
Why is it so important to demonize indie writers? 
Honestly. Why? Where is the harm? |
It clutters the marketplace and makes it harder to find decent books. It lowers the prestige of the writing profession--significantly. It devalues books. It adds to the already vast quantities of trash out there.