A Twitter rant I’m storing here for posterity. There’s in the second tweet it should read “sells more than me” and not “sell me than me.” Also, it should be “a profoundly stupid way,” instead of “a profoundly way.” Errors, man.
I'm going to a quick multitweet rant about something. You have about 30 seconds to prepare.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
Over on the right-wing SF/F frothosphere, it's apparently become the fashion to assert a particular conservative writer sell me than me…
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
.. and apparently this is important for REASONS, and proof of liberal bias in the universe blah blah blah oh jesus why this again.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
Leaving aside whether this particular writer sells more than me or not: Honestly, who really gives a shit if he does?
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
If he does: Good for him! I hope he's happy. It has ABSOLUTELY NO BEARING on how and whether I can sell my books, or he his.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
It seems some people need publishing to be some zero-sum game in which you can only succeed if someone else is failing, etc.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
In fact, that's a profoundly way of looking at the publishing world. It's not zero sum: My success doesn't stop any other success.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
And other people's success do not impede mine. There are enough readers for many authors to do well. Which is great!
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
I find the NEED to say one writer is more successful than another FOR REASONS to be an example of how some people never stop being 12.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
So, if you're one of those people, stop being 12. If your favorite writer sells more than me, great! I sell enough. And that's enough.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014
End of rant.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2014