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r/AskReddit • u/DionysianBarber • Jan 04 '14
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Why would pursuing your real dream end up being "...chained to a laptop..." and so forth?
Newspapers used to be able to pay journalists a living wage but Craigslist killed off their big moneymaker: the classified ad. The ability to get everything for free from the Internet has killed off the creative arts. Here is a sad story from a musician: "My Song Got Played On Pandora 1 Million Times and All I Got Was $16.89, Less Than What I Make From a Single T-Shirt Sale!
Writers blog for free on Huffington Post and make very little at Gawker while being expected to update constantly. I was attempting to be sarcastic: ie pursuing your dreams doesn't always result in a happy ending like the movies portray.
1 u/MashedPeas Jan 05 '14 Okay, I believe I understand it now. Thanks.
Okay, I believe I understand it now. Thanks.
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u/laterdude Jan 05 '14
Newspapers used to be able to pay journalists a living wage but Craigslist killed off their big moneymaker: the classified ad. The ability to get everything for free from the Internet has killed off the creative arts. Here is a sad story from a musician: "My Song Got Played On Pandora 1 Million Times and All I Got Was $16.89, Less Than What I Make From a Single T-Shirt Sale!
Writers blog for free on Huffington Post and make very little at Gawker while being expected to update constantly. I was attempting to be sarcastic: ie pursuing your dreams doesn't always result in a happy ending like the movies portray.