less "We can now make money off you! Whee!" attention from the non-fic community
Most of the reaction from the non-fic community that I've seen has bee closer to "I can't imagine why any of you wouldn't want to make money!", which kills me even more. I'd love some acknowledgement of the work we put in, a sense that we can be proud of what our work is, but that's not what I'm seeing.
It's like the thing with knitting - people are incredulous that you'd put in so much hard work and not want to sell the results. Except if I'm making money out of it then it becomes work and not something I do just because I'm enjoying it. The idea of a gift culture and collaborative work with no compensation seems to boggle people. Again.
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Date: 2013-05-22 11:40 pm (UTC)Most of the reaction from the non-fic community that I've seen has bee closer to "I can't imagine why any of you wouldn't want to make money!", which kills me even more. I'd love some acknowledgement of the work we put in, a sense that we can be proud of what our work is, but that's not what I'm seeing.
It's like the thing with knitting - people are incredulous that you'd put in so much hard work and not want to sell the results. Except if I'm making money out of it then it becomes work and not something I do just because I'm enjoying it. The idea of a gift culture and collaborative work with no compensation seems to boggle people. Again.