I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon

Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by danso on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @10:30PM (#18760294)

He likely got paid as a freelancer for producing this piece for The Atlantic.

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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by Phlarp on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @10:48PM (#18760369)

Freelance journalism can hardly be considered "making a living"

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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by stickfigure on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @02:14AM (#18761080)

Is that true? I'm genuinely curious.

I really enjoyed this article. It's like "diaries of a call girl" for 50+ overqualified-but-underemployed men. Crossed with a Kevin Smith film.

If there was a github-style subscribe button that would notify me of his next article I would definitely click it. No idea if my "impression" contributed to the atlantic's bottom line (and presumably his paycheck) but I guarantee you I've never helped the bottom line of SI.

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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by vwcx on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @10:49AM (#18762689)

It wouldn’t be surprising if the author made $500 or less from this piece.

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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by bitrrrate on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @01:12PM (#18763567)

Lucky his partner is an attorney.

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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by repolfx on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @09:21AM (#18762242)

And also, it's not clear he got fired or laid off from Sports Illustrated. It sounds like he may have chosen to leave.

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