Why most non-fiction authors don't make any money

Re:Why most non-fiction authors don't make any money by jimmyed on Saturday April 17, 2021 @10:54PM (#26849432)

I never really understood these pep talks, given by strangers but like they really know you. I see this on twitter too:

"Hey you, you are beautiful"

"Hey, you are doing a great job this week, I'm proud of you"

The Twitter ones are telling everyone who reads that they did a good job this week. It's a public message. How can it have any sincerity?

I understand the desire to console the GP here, but the Twitter ones make no sense to me.

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Re:Why most non-fiction authors don't make any money by jjeaff on Saturday April 17, 2021 @11:40PM (#26849643)

I'm definitely not into this stuff, but at the same time, the human mind is a strange and mysterious thing. Generic pep talk, positive signage, self affirmations all seem to have a positive effect on a lot of people.

There are quite a few scientific studies out there that bear this out.

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