> Think of the many wonderful writers who haven’t earned a living by writing..
> Sooner or later, all writers have to come to terms with the practical side of their efforts, with commercial success—achieving it or not achieving it, longing for it or scorning it, or simply trying to make an honest living in the literary marketplace. One contemporary writer, Lewis Hyde, in The Gift, has contemplated this topic in spacious terms.
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@adamdavidson
Have you read anything yet by #LewisHyde https://lewishyde.com/common-as-air/ His research, books and essays on Gift and property economies may be one tool for reconciliation

a few years old, but pretty up to date by #LewisHyde on Cultural #Commons https://youtu.be/4pSWMgfA0wQ via @YouTube