I drafted a post along very similar lines, it'll be up in a few days - but it asks the question in a different way - why on Earth would you use another platform for posting valuable, often long form content? It is only in the context of one particular sub-section of Internet sub culture only, though!
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Looking forward to it. I think the basic answer is, "many don't know better" but even if they do, they want an audience. People are often blind to where the value lays, they chase the unicorns when they are much more likely to get traction among the horses.
Mine focuses on obscurer, less trafficked corners of the Internet - like long form reviews of games on app stores for niche, older games, or video game ranking / aggregation sites - having worked as a professional writer in that space - it amazes me at what some people give away for free.
Re that line "professionals get paid". ;)
True, but we have been conditioned to believe that social approval is all we need. Be a ghetto superstar, don't ask questions.
Me writing "it amazes me at what some people give away for free" made me sad for my photography skills, I do a lot for free there... and I'm a ghetto superstar in that realm, I guess?
Depends how you look at it. Like it or not, the centralized platforms are valuable tools for creatives. At the same time, one has to look toward the future tools if one wants to last in any industry.
A lot of people think it is hard to earn here - having never having tried to do the same with their content elsewhere.
I think it is hard to be here, as opposed to "earn" here because you have to live with he fact that once its on chain, its there forever!
Do you think that most people think about this much?
To me I think people don't tend to care - kind of like that Big Brother crap show effect, where people forget about the cameras. Early on at least, now they likely play up to the cameras for a little publicity.