I always tell people I write because i have to.
dethb0y
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Not to mention, she literally had nothing to do with HP's success as a franchise - that was down to her publisher and the marketing the publisher did. There's 100 books a year published that are as good or better than HP's first book, but they just won't have the combination of good marketing and publisher support that HP had.
I also find it meaningless to ask successful people how they became successful, because there's always a strong element of luck and random chance. Not only can a person only catch lightning in a bottle once, but they can't instruct someone else how to do it.
If they could, we'd all be successful.
very cool and runs great!
Jim "Gym" Jordan (as we affectionately call him in ohio) is a true and honest embarrassment to himself and anyone associated with him.
least surprising cause of death ever.
Depends what you're into
I like:
Air Safety Institute - https://www.youtube.com/@AirSafetyInstitute - they cover recent GA crashes, all sorts of stuff related to airplanes and what not. Really interesting and well presented.
HorrorGeek - https://www.youtube.com/@TheHorrorGeek - amusing reviews of horror movies
NerdExplains - https://www.youtube.com/@NerdExplains - really snarky and mean-spirited horror movie reviews
PeriscopeFilm - https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm - Archival film footage from through the ages, just all kinds of crazy stuff
Ill Advised Records - https://www.youtube.com/@illadvisedrecords - relaxing music
Law & Crime Network - https://www.youtube.com/@LawAndCrime - Content about crime and trials and what have you
Cryochamber - https://www.youtube.com/@cryochamberlabel - Relaxing music
There's a bunch more (the New Jersey museum guy, Drachnifel, bunch of true crime stuff) but that's what leapt to mind first
great to see the update!
I remember that case, really tragic. People are absolutely stupid and will believe absolutely anything so long as it confirms their biases even a little bit.
Yeah not to mention do we really need human labor for the jobs she was doing: " I'd work on webpages, branded blogs, online articles, social-media captions, and email-marketing campaigns."
Email marketing campaigns? Social media captions? Branded blogs? You'd think she'd be happy to be free of it.
I imagine the prestige of being able to tell people she was a "professional writer" was worth something to her mentally, but 'cmon...she was a marketing droid. She's just been replaced by another marketing droid.
In 20 years, they'll be writing about human trafficking the way we write about the satanic panic today. These weird hysterias have become absolutely emblematic of post WW2 american culture.
Man what do you even do with a kid like that.
I really like it!