I have never broken down the ammount of time I spend on PA into hours. One of the things about having a hobby that becomes your job is that you don't know when to stop working on it. If I am not writing or drawing a comic I might be answering some of the 200 e-mails I get in a day. Or I might be working on our book. Maybe I am talking to magazine publishers or game developers about interesting and fun stuff we can do together. I work from home that's true. But if you ask my wife she will tell you I might as well be on another planet. I am always thinking about PA, I can't help it I love it.
"unless you've found a new and interesting way to create income from the internet"
I think we have. Our Honor system is currently paying our bills. Given the opportunity it turns out that a large number of our fans will pay for PA. We have no more advertising on the page. We are working just off the generosity of our fans. We have created something with PA that for one reason or another many people feel is worth paying for. By giving them a system do do that we have been able to ditch the advertisers and do this on our own. Who knows how long it will last. I imagine only as long as people keep laughing at the strips.
"Honestly, I wish I could find a way to get paid for playing video games all the time"
I think this is really what it comes down to. Like I said before it's not my fault that enoguh people like PA that I can make a living off of it. I don't feel bad about it at all. I spend more time doing PA than I would at any 40 hour a week crap job. It's a fun job but it's still a job. There are days when i would rather just sit down and play PSO but I have calls to return, mail to answer. I am sorry you don't like your job. Don't be mad at me becasue I like mine.
Mike
"I don't mean to sound harsh, but I really can't see anything but greed as a motivation for the sites that have been hit by this; that and a sense of entitlement thwarted. I mean, I love PA, I really do, but I could host it on my (pretty modest) salary, in my spare time. What entitles someone to it as their job?"
When did it become bad form for an artist to get paid for the work he does? I have seen this same vibe from people before and I don't understand it. Why is the web different. You would never suggest to a person who runs their own flower shop that they just do it as a hobby. That person loves flowers and they have worked hard to make a living out of it. But as soon as someones passion leads them to the internet the value of their work seems to depreciate. I wonder, if PA ran in his Sunday paper would he still suggest that I just do it in my spare time?
What entitles baseball players to play fucking baseball as their job? They play a game! I just get this vibe a lot from people and it makes no sense to me. Any answeres would be much appreciated.
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I have never broken down the ammount of time I spend on PA into hours. One of the things about having a hobby that becomes your job is that you don't know when to stop working on it. If I am not writing or drawing a comic I might be answering some of the 200 e-mails I get in a day. Or I might be working on our book. Maybe I am talking to magazine publishers or game developers about interesting and fun stuff we can do together. I work from home that's true. But if you ask my wife she will tell you I might as well be on another planet. I am always thinking about PA, I can't help it I love it. "unless you've found a new and interesting way to create income from the internet" I think we have. Our Honor system is currently paying our bills. Given the opportunity it turns out that a large number of our fans will pay for PA. We have no more advertising on the page. We are working just off the generosity of our fans. We have created something with PA that for one reason or another many people feel is worth paying for. By giving them a system do do that we have been able to ditch the advertisers and do this on our own. Who knows how long it will last. I imagine only as long as people keep laughing at the strips. "Honestly, I wish I could find a way to get paid for playing video games all the time" I think this is really what it comes down to. Like I said before it's not my fault that enoguh people like PA that I can make a living off of it. I don't feel bad about it at all. I spend more time doing PA than I would at any 40 hour a week crap job. It's a fun job but it's still a job. There are days when i would rather just sit down and play PSO but I have calls to return, mail to answer. I am sorry you don't like your job. Don't be mad at me becasue I like mine. Mike
"I don't mean to sound harsh, but I really can't see anything but greed as a motivation for the sites that have been hit by this; that and a sense of entitlement thwarted. I mean, I love PA, I really do, but I could host it on my (pretty modest) salary, in my spare time. What entitles someone to it as their job?" When did it become bad form for an artist to get paid for the work he does? I have seen this same vibe from people before and I don't understand it. Why is the web different. You would never suggest to a person who runs their own flower shop that they just do it as a hobby. That person loves flowers and they have worked hard to make a living out of it. But as soon as someones passion leads them to the internet the value of their work seems to depreciate. I wonder, if PA ran in his Sunday paper would he still suggest that I just do it in my spare time? What entitles baseball players to play fucking baseball as their job? They play a game! I just get this vibe a lot from people and it makes no sense to me. Any answeres would be much appreciated.