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   • Adrian Hon

   @adrianhon this is just every even vaguely creative industry nowadays including programming and academia

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     The book industry is built on the backs of young people who've been taught that it's *important* and a vocation, and therefore are working for far less pay than they deserve. I place the blame wholly on managers and owners.

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     Adrian Hon (adrianhon@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 29-Dec-2022 07:57:47 JST Adrian Hon

     Getting mighty tired of these James Daunt hagiographies.

     Yes, he has good ideas, but IMO a lot of his business success at Waterstones and Barnes and Noble comes from exploiting his employee's love of books by underpaying them.

     https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-barnes-and