Is the Internet Bad For Professional Writers

destinyland writes "The internet democratized writing — but has there been collateral damage? A former magazine editor asks 10 professional writers how the net has changed their profession, and even the act of writing itself. Has the net changed the demand for longer articles, or created more opportunities for more kinds of writing? It's a fascinating read that belongs in a time capsule for the variety of reactions captured — including the author who complains reading time was traded away for time to maintain our applications, and adding "Gates and Jobs...ought to be disemboweled — yes, on the internet.""

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[mosel-saar-ruwer]

In addition to all the other frustrations which writers are forced to endure, if you click on the "Print-friendly" link to this article [in tiny little fonts, wwwaaaaayyyyyyy down at the bottom of the page]:

http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/10/05/is-the-net-good-for-writers/print/

then, after enduring a couple of Javascript errors, you are automatically re-directed to an entirely different article, about the 2008 presidential candidates.

God in heaven, I hate bad code.