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Abigail Kochunas's avatar

I recently wrote a piece about this too - I create art, not content. I agree with you 1000%!!!!

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sara jin li's avatar

i think i hate the vagueness of content—art is intentional! someone took time to make it! the least we can do is call it what it is, no matter what it is

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Samantha Salvador's avatar

sooo real. I often find myself dying a little inside when friends from back home introduce me to their new friends as “the influencer creator friend who lives in LA” before I start to clarify, for the millionth time, that no I’m a writer by trade and someone who makes content for fun.

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sara jin li's avatar

felt that 10000x

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Firnita's avatar

what you write is a recurring thought i've been having for over two years. the fact that writers, artists, and others have to settle with the word "content creator" feels unfair. thank you for writing this. i hope we can all feel enough with the labels we choose to carry!<3

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Caroline Beuley's avatar

Yes Sara! And I think being a platform for writers and readers is what makes Substack so amazing - I’m really hoping that doesn’t change!

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Jeremaine Luber's avatar

This resonated, thank you

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sara jin li's avatar

thank you for reading!

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