Frustrations of following your dreams

1. It has nothing to do with experiential dearth / wealth

2. Authors wages are at an all-time low and declining each year

3. Like it or not, contemporary publishing industry will think twice before spending their time + money publicizing a straight white male author when they could promote a woman or nigger instead

>Where are we to seek beauty?

The answer is 4chan. Write a book and post it on /lit/ for free. If it has any value, it'll gain meme traction and people will encourage you to self-publish it and will pay for it.

>>9851608
I'm not very satisfied with your answer there.

Actually, I'm more concerned about writing something beautiful for my own sake. I would sooner be tormented by my inability to create something beautiful that gives me zero dollars than my ability to create something banal that gives me millions

I'm already a bitch to the system as a minimum wage worker, that part of my pride and integrity is long gone

>>9851588
Well I did get an English degree instead of something "useful" so I've committed to it. I've done a lot to get out in the world so I'd have something to write about. You need to make your own luck, that's a part of being creative.

There are still good and interesting things in the modern world but you need to discover them on your own.

>>9851655
That;s a proper answer.

Yes, I've been putting myself in dangerous yet fruitful life circumstances intentionally as a way to kick-start things