10-05-2019, 09:49 AM
I guess Fish just saw a bigger opportunity for him and pulled the trigger. It's how he's always been tbh. Also it's not given that he knew all of the ramifications.
I don't agree that "writing for free" means contributing to killing the industry. Look, times change. The music and film industry had to adopt to online challenges in a similar way. I think most simply haven't found an adequate way of dealing with the new challenges. If nobody wrote for free, would there be more paid writers or just fewer content? Because I think the written word just generates fewer revenue nowadays.
I don't agree that "writing for free" means contributing to killing the industry. Look, times change. The music and film industry had to adopt to online challenges in a similar way. I think most simply haven't found an adequate way of dealing with the new challenges. If nobody wrote for free, would there be more paid writers or just fewer content? Because I think the written word just generates fewer revenue nowadays.
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