"The median income for a full-time writer last year was $23,000. And writers' incomes declined by 42% between 2009 and 2019."

Emphasis on "median", not mean. This isn't work to live on, in most circumstances. And it's not going to get any easier from here on out: not because AI is going to replace us, but because AI tech is going to spam the hell out of our distribution paths.

Fun times. Touch grass! Cultivate joy.

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https://www.npr.org/2023/07/17/1187523435/thousands-of-authors-urge-ai-companies-to-stop-using-work-without-permission