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   Keith M. Judge (optimist_press@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jul-2023 14:23:37 JST Keith M. Judge

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   Most writers and artists I know struggle while working one or two day jobs, often in the hospitality industry or some adjacent service capacity, all while being evicted, quitting, searching for shelter and new opportunities while caring for children, and most writers I know demonstrate interest in and explore a variety of arts. They often consider themselves lucky to squeeze out a blog post.

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     Aaron (hosford42@techhub.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jul-2023 14:23:38 JST Aaron

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     @optimist_press What else do they do? I see you've disagreed, but you've provided no details.

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     Keith M. Judge (optimist_press@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jul-2023 14:23:39 JST Keith M. Judge

     "writers write, and don't generally do anything else."

     A luxury few writers know today unless they were born into riches or have snagged one of a dwindling number of jobs in the dying propaganda industry.

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     Keith M. Judge (optimist_press@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jul-2023 19:58:13 JST Keith M. Judge

     My point stands.