Re:I Just Gave Up $4000 Per Month to Keep My Freedom of Speech
by ZanderEarth32 on Thursday June 21, 2012 @10:06PM
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Exactly. The post could very easily have been titled,
'I just turned down $4k because I dont need it and like to say 4 letter words'
Re:I Just Gave Up $4000 Per Month to Keep My Freedom of Speech
by Mz on Thursday June 21, 2012 @10:09PM
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I swear like a sailor. I try to keep it down to a dull roar online. If I could make $4k/month by removing a single swear word from my site, I would be a total sellout in a heart beat. Fuck "integrity" of that sort.
Mz bookmarks article to try to figure out if she can sell her soul for $4k/month at some future date.
Re:I Just Gave Up $4000 Per Month to Keep My Freedom of Speech
by pixelbath on Thursday June 21, 2012 @11:12PM
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> If I could make $4k/month..., I would be a total sellout
That's certainly a valid choice; some people prioritize "integrity of that sort" over money.
Re:I Just Gave Up $4000 Per Month to Keep My Freedom of Speech
by Mz on Friday June 22, 2012 @12:23AM
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I am currently homeless and deeply in debt for valuing my integrity over money. I could have dumped my two adult sons on my ex. He would take them in, though he won't give me one thin dime to help feed them. And because they are legal adults, no shelter will take us as a family. My financial mess is due to the fact that I* have gotten well at my expense. As a former military wife with an incurable genetic disorder, I, instead, could be a lifelong legal drug addict at tax payer expense. But one swear word in the subheader? I would at least A/B test it. Perhaps cleaning up his foul mouth would grow his audience even bigger.
* Really, all three of us have gotten well at my expense.
I had the same thought. It seemed to me like the author was trying to make his position far more noble than what it really is. The whole thing boils down to "Look at me, I just turned down $50K so that I could still say 'fuck'".