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New short essay (3 min read) on value and creative labor.

TL;DR:
- The vast majority of pro writers don’t earn a sustainable living from their creative work.
- This is a huge collective loss.
- Can web3 do better?

New short essay (3 min read) on value and creative labor.

TL;DR:
- The vast majority of pro writers don’t earn a sustainable living from their creative work.
- This is a huge collective loss.
- Can web3 do better?

https://paragraph.xyz/@danicaswanson/writers-web3-and-earning-a-living/?referrer=danicaswanson.eth

Writer, senior editor, music journalist, polytheist, GenX eldergoth, + Moxiesplainer. /blxstonesnctuary https://tinyurl.com/Black-Stone-Wordsmith

I'm blessed because selling my writing craft in Web3 earns me more than most people will ever dream of in my country, but I know I'm lucky to have found the clients I have today.

I have at least a couple of friends that had to give up the Web3 writing career because of a pay too low (yet to be taxed too).

Web3 ghostwriter living the cypherpunk life✍️

Glad to hear it. My earnings as a senior editor have been decent in web3 too, thanks to great clients. But sustainability and time for emergent writing are still big issues.

I hope web3 develops sustainable ways to support creative writing. Sad to hear stories about people giving up writing due to insufficient pay.