Another day, another blog post responding to a blog post. For what else is the Internet for? I stumbled upon Hakkerman's article, "No, I Won't Buy You a Coffee" and felt a strong urge to correct a fundamental misunderstanding. Because this topic isn't just about blogging or the IndieWeb, it's about figuring out how we can create a liberated future of independent art. I've already written an article about how you can support indie creators, and why you need to. I'll try not to be redundant here. To start, Hakkerman says he's exhausted with the "rampant capitalization [sic] and constant advertisements" of the world. And I'm sure countless many would agree with this sentiment. But let's take a step back and interrogate why people are asking for support in the first place. Maybe you've had a job that hollowed you out. Where you felt like limestone hollowed by water, grain by grain, over years. At the end of your shift, you sit down at your laptop. You open a tab. You start to write. A…
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and that's settled 👏 ty brennan!