Half a Century This Week, FCL

Is it condescending if someone refers to my desire to be paid in exchange for editing their (admittedly short, only 1,300 words) story as 'entrepeneurship'?

It ruffled my feathers slightly, but I think it's very possible I was just being oversensitive.

Jul 4, 2024 at 1:27amWeb
Show threadSeanJul 4, 2024
@sec_yote_agenda Uh, nah, labor is labor and you deserve to be paid for it.
Show threadHalf a Century This Week, FCLJul 4, 2024
@F74M3F0X Right, but I was asking whether calling it 'entrepreneurship' is condescending, versus simply recognizing that it's work that deserves compensation.
Show threadSeanJul 5, 2024
@sec_yote_agenda Oooooh, my b. Yea, I guess I kinda consider it condescending as 'entrepreneurship' to me implies the desire for business/profit. If they instead pointed out that u gotta eat, that'd not be condescending imo.
Show threadHalf a Century This Week, FCLJul 5, 2024
@F74M3F0X ...well, this is surplus income for me. I don't need it to eat, heh.
Show threadSeanJul 5, 2024
@sec_yote_agenda Well, fair, but I guess I still feel any labor deserves recognition and pay for it, regardless. X3 Even if it's a small side project, that still counts. And that fact can still exist and be outside of entrepreneurship, which I personally would take offense to if someone called an endeavor I wanted compensation for that. That's just my perspective, tho.
Show threadHalf a Century This Week, FCLJul 5, 2024
@F74M3F0X We're in agreement there. I guess to me 'entrepreneurship' sounded as though I'd found a clever way to make money, when I think anyone who's editing anything for anyone deserves some degree of compensation unless they do a terrible job.
Show threadSeanJul 5, 2024
@sec_yote_agenda Ye. :3 Continue the good work of recognizing ur value! ^^
Show threadHalf a Century This Week, FCLJul 5, 2024
@F74M3F0X ...I mean, again, to me it's obvious that editors deserve to be paid, not really a matter of recognizing my value in principle (one could argue it would apply to how much I charge though).
Show threadKandrelJul 4, 2024
@sec_yote_agenda I wouldn't call it condescending. I'd call it disrespectful. I recognise that there's a need for community editing that doesn't cost fledgling authors money, but that doesn't mean a professional shouldn't charge for their expertise. If the person doesn't want to pay, then they can look elsewhere. No need to be shitty about it.
Show threadHalf a Century This Week, FCLJul 4, 2024
@Kandrel TBF, they weren't shitty at all other than their using that term, which they very possibly didn't realize sounded a bit potentially condescending.