Why should people write any more than they want to,, if they aren't being paid to do so? Because they can always write less than they want to, that's why. Generally, that would be aesthetically more satisfying for everybody concerned.
I dunno. First oral poetry, next wood-block printed political pamphlets, then serialised novels a la Dickens and Thackeray, followed by fanzines and eventually blogs. All dead or dying. Even the prototypical three-minute pop song now only lasts for 2 minutes and 58 seconds, including commercials in the middle eight.
The world is going to hell in a hand-basket, I tell you.
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Date: 2012-03-01 11:20 pm (UTC)I dunno. First oral poetry, next wood-block printed political pamphlets, then serialised novels a la Dickens and Thackeray, followed by fanzines and eventually blogs. All dead or dying. Even the prototypical three-minute pop song now only lasts for 2 minutes and 58 seconds, including commercials in the middle eight.
The world is going to hell in a hand-basket, I tell you.