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Re:3x new books added to the Pirate Library Mirror by tzs on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:55PM (#32974702)
> A huge percentage of the population wants to write a book.

But only a tiny percentage of the population is any good at writing books. If those people stop doing so or greatly cut back on doing so it is a big loss even if that doesn't change the total number of books written each year by a noticeable amount.

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Re:3x new books added to the Pirate Library Mirror by more_corn on Sunday September 25, 2022 @03:45PM (#32975252)
Writing gets better the more you do it. And many writing styles people have initially complained about turned out to be wildly successful. See Karl Ove Knausgaard.
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Re:3x new books added to the Pirate Library Mirror by ekianjo on Sunday September 25, 2022 @10:39PM (#32978720)
> writing gets better the more you do it.

Ed wood made a lot of movies, they were not any better after he had gained a lot of experience. The assumption that there is significant improvement on what you with time only occurs if there is self reflection and feedback loops and an incentive to progress.

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