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Chicken Vs. Steak
Dec. 27th, 2018 12:19 pmJohn Scalzi, in an annual tradition, posted his social media stats on his blog. Wily Coyote, International SuperGenius at Large, in an annual tradition, promptly posted his stats while mocking Scalzi's. To me, the whole thing looks like the owner of a fried-chicken restaurant arguing with the owner of a steak restaurant over who sold the most chicken dinners.
Scalzi Incorporated's primary revenue source is book sales. Books sold via traditional publishing outlets. The blog is a sideshow, much like the sole chicken dinner on the menu at your typical steak place. Wily Coyote's primary job is political advocacy. (That's being more polite then is perhaps necessary.) He needs the pageviews. Scalzi doesn't.
The whole thing does provide an opportunity for Wily Coyote to show his ass. Alas, there are many such opportunities and Wily misses few of them.
Scalzi Incorporated's primary revenue source is book sales. Books sold via traditional publishing outlets. The blog is a sideshow, much like the sole chicken dinner on the menu at your typical steak place. Wily Coyote's primary job is political advocacy. (That's being more polite then is perhaps necessary.) He needs the pageviews. Scalzi doesn't.
The whole thing does provide an opportunity for Wily Coyote to show his ass. Alas, there are many such opportunities and Wily misses few of them.
