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Australians' love of cheap books is driving independent bookstores and writers out of business. These prominent authors believe there is a simple solution.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Oh right, yeah that is a correct thing to be confused by. I was talking market and you were talking effort and we were both probably thinking: what the fuck sort of idiot is this person? :p

It's just generally true that being an indie creative while having to pay rent or get thrown to the street to starve and die is very difficult. People with vision and drive make the most valuable culture, and capitalism sees that as inefficient.