The Federal Writers’ Project fueled the cultural ferment of the New Deal era
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Re: The Federal Writers’ Project fueled the cultural ferment of the New Deal era
#3Likewise, the MSM (CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WaPo, etc.) today is a jobs program for hacks who don't really want to report on facts.
If you follow them, their retraction rate on major stories in the past 2 years is close to 100% - they're literally fake news.
Re: The Federal Writers’ Project fueled the cultural ferment of the New Deal era
#4Low-value post on my part but I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be foment, not ferment.
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#5"And yet it was built and defended, with the still-unpopular argument that writers are in fact people, and they need to eat, too."
I understand "freelance writer," or "professional writer" as definitions - but in the age of social media, is it accurate to still think of "writers" writ large as a contiguous defined class of special people separate from the general public?
Re: The Federal Writers’ Project fueled the cultural ferment of the New Deal era
#6Low-value post on my part but I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be foment, not ferment.
If only we had a Federal Editors' Project right about now.
Re: The Federal Writers’ Project fueled the cultural ferment of the New Deal era
#7With so many unfilled positions - in restaurants, retail, construction, etc. - is yet another government program really the answer? There's plenty of opportunity in the free market to be had. This reads like an ode to a more romantic time, as misguided as even that might be.
Re: The Federal Writers’ Project fueled the cultural ferment of the New Deal era
#8"And yet it was built and defended, with the still-unpopular argument that writers are in fact people, and they need to eat, too." I understand "freelance writer," or "professional writer" as definitions - but in the age of social media, is it accurate to still think of "writers" writ large as a contiguous defined class of special people separate from the general public?
Yes and no. Just like software, it's a craft and people that practice get better. Go meet a struggling writer and you'll see that for yourself. They produce, it's good stuff, and worse people get the good gigs by roll of the dice. Supporting people like that is great.
Re: The Federal Writers’ Project fueled the cultural ferment of the New Deal era
#9With so many unfilled positions - in restaurants, retail, construction, etc. - is yet another government program really the answer? There's plenty of opportunity in the free market to be had. This reads like an ode to a more romantic time, as misguided as even that might be.
You'd rather a promising writer serve dishes than write? Would you say that about someone who could code?
Re: The Federal Writers’ Project fueled the cultural ferment of the New Deal era
#10With so many unfilled positions - in restaurants, retail, construction, etc. - is yet another government program really the answer? There's plenty of opportunity in the free market to be had. This reads like an ode to a more romantic time, as misguided as even that might be.
Yes, I'd rather a skilled writer or artist make art than serve food, build homes, or work retail.