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It seems that I've greeted my luck too early in the last installment of this series. After giving shout-outs to curation trails because of the success of the previous chapter, that post and the next chapter received such dismal earnings that won't even be enough to buy a tablet of medicine. Haha! $2 is roughly what it made, and I don't know if that's enough to support a session of speech therapy.
Really though, I'm amazed at the apathy here. Posts directly lifted off the internet gain more than an original work poured over for days and weeks. Seriously? I hate when people profit from other people's work. There, I said it. Based on the readership numbers I get, those people I'm calling out wouldn't even read this. I've always tried to keep a neutral stand regarding translations or the like, but come on! When translations or some random fact earn more than an original piece, there's just something rotten with the process. Don't get me wrong, I love doing translations. Not on here, but elsewhere on the internet. I send whatever profit that I make to the original author, and if I get a cut, that's his or her prerogative. I don't lift carefully thought-out work without permission and then profit from it. Interesting things found elsewhere in the internet is alright to share, but at least put your own thoughts in it for like 90% of the post instead of just paraphrasing things for profit. That's just some heartless bullshit right there.
I know I don't have the right to dictate anyone's actions, I'm just airing my frustration. I've said it before, and I continually believe it, that trend would be the downfall of this platform. Call me old-fashioned but I still believe in earning and getting recognition based off on your own hardwork and effort. It's not all bad though, there have been successful charities here like fundraising for someone's move or someone needing quick cash, and I'm happy for the success they achieved. Far be it for me to say that one need is more important than another. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I just wish that the love was spread out more. I mean, I'm not even taking any earning from this series. Granted, it was my choice, but I was relying on the goodness of other people, which was the wrong thing to do. Everything this post earns is for the benefit of a child that is silently suffering from a disability that he was born into. I'm fully aware that my expectations were misaligned with this one, so I'm course-correcting it slowly. I've already wasted this much time ranting, so I won't say much more. It's come to my attention that the length of my posts are the problem why people aren't reading. There's some merit to that, but looking at the read count, people wouldn't even know it was unusually long since they didn't bother to open it.
Whew! Now that I've got that out of my chest, I promise to whoever remained reading up to this point that it would be my very last rant in this series. I hate that it would taint the series, but I just had to let it out and I didn't want to make a separate post for it. I'll keep the remaining discussion short.
This was one of my favorite chapters to write. I hope that whoever bothers to read it feels the same way :P Seriously though, this is my attempt at dramaticizing why children hate bath time. This is also the shortest chapter of the book besides the first chapter, so expect longer chapters from here on in. I won't blame you if you tune out, I promise.
Profile Progress
My cousin and her husband have already created an account despite their busy schedule. It's @zeppelin, in case anyone wants to donate. I've already sent all the past earnings from A Day in the Clouds and Silver Lining their way, and I will be sending it every after payout from now on. Here's proof:
In this case even $1 goes a long way! So, if you have some change to spare, I would really appreciate it if you donated to a worthy cause.
Thanks for reading! Don't bother following me if you prefer reading stuff you can find elsewhere on the internet or if you don't value passion put into creating original work
