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Topic History of: The death of the writer - is the internet to blame?
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Prunella Minge	And the phenomenon of instant feedback, although sometimes fascinating, has added an extra anxiety to those who actually create. Look at that ghastly TV forum on digital spy - just about every new show is savaged within a few seconds of coming on air, and most online newspaper articles are greeted by a succession of abusive trolls posting weirdly angry messages. There's no breathing space any more, barely any tolerance and no respect.
JK2006	The real negative is that it's hard to find real talent and even harder to break it; in catering to all tastes including the most obscure, it has made populism harder to find. If, like me, you consider the best is both good AND populist, it's not provided a filter yet.
Prunella Minge	The internet has become a great arena for good writers. It's broadened their audience. The negative effect is that it's also broadened the audience (and in some cases created the audience) for really bad writers. That's how it goes.
veritas	you and sam harris make valid points Ted. we don't really know where the net is leading us do we ? I speak to lots of young people and few read books anymore yet even as a tactile object(with great information) a book is a wonderful thing. perhaps iPads will save good writers. One Yank writer of mysteries has become the first to sell a million books for kindle and ipad..selling them for a few dollars and self published..it could be the internet will mean the discovery of a whole host of new brilliant writers.
Prunella Minge	The need to earn a wage has actually inspired many writers - and musicians - to create their best work. Deadlines are horrible but probably vital. Anyway, are all of those spelling mistakes deliberate? I don't get the point of it all.