Point to ponder

[avevale_intelligencer]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that no-one will ever be in need of a writer.

Discuss, taking care to distinguish between "need" as we might externally perceive it from our civilised standpoint, and need as it would appear to people whose primary concern is survival.

Comments

Recursion

[inamac.livejournal.com]

Um. Well, if the 'truth universally acknowledged' line hadn't been written by a writer you wouldn't have been able to ask this question.

Though whether you 'needed' to is a whole other kettle of worms.

I rather suspect that the US media industry is finding out right now how much they 'need' writers to survive. Admittedly we are not talking about a subsistence culture in Hollywoodland itself, but they have to get the necessary coffee and stimulants from somewhere.

Re: Recursion

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

I could have found another way of saying it. But then, I *am* a writer.