This is nonsensical. Libraries buy huge numbers of books you wouldn't otherwise sell. They're a massive discoverability vector for authors. The reasons behind the declining author earnings are not hard to guess. People read less, have less $ to spend, +media is being consolidated by megacorporations
In Toronto, the overwhelming danger to people walking, riding and rolling, are drivers behind the wheel of cars and trucks of all shapes and sizes.
I'm surprised that 'Priorizing the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users' wasn't the single most important aspect of this @theglobeandmail.com piece.
You all-- I never thought I'd see the day, but library peeps, strap in for a fight. The Author's Guild is going after us as the reason why authors are making less money. I don't think they understand who they are dealing with: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Lanrick Bennett
G. Willow Wilson
Electric bicycles have become a danger on the streets, putting pedestrians, traditional cyclists and e-bike riders themselves at risk. Better regulation is needed. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
A survey commissioned by the Guild found that only 25% of print books and e-books read in the past month were bought new or through a paid subscription, with readers increasingly turning to low- or no...
We could take a moment to reflect on the absolute horseshit that was "Lean In".
"curmudgeon" in bio is a heck of a red flag
That's one of those things other people get to call you, but you can't self-apply, because it just means you want a license to be kind of an asshole. Also see: "leader" and "hilarious".
The temptation with being a particularly smart person with less structural power in an organization is thinking "I will prove how smart I am and then I will get more power" as opposed to assessing the situation and using your smarts to figure out how to get more power, you know without turning evil.
This is an e-bike. It has a throttle and a top speed of 20mph, which I can also attain on an acoustic bike if I've been training (or you know, going downhill, but definitely not when I'm carrying my dog).
If you come for my bike before you come for car and truck drivers, we're going to have a problem.
You can just refuse to take on extra work, at work or at home.
"But it won't get done if I don't do it." Not your problem, if you're holding up your end of an explicit agreement.
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I've met so many people who burned themselves out thinking if they just tried hard enough, that would work.
As opposed to walking in knowing it's rigged and deciding what to do with that. Cultivating an aura of "I don't need to prove myself to you" helps.
