tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31341356110251854.post1608573446507191653..comments2024-01-26T11:43:48.054-08:00Comments on Career Limiting Moves: Tribeadours and Snark AttacksZachariah Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241595894807722933noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31341356110251854.post-31422099814747063702009-11-15T12:47:04.719-08:002009-11-15T12:47:04.719-08:00Ursus, as I think you know, I'm not someone wh...Ursus, as I think you know, I'm not someone who thinks "self-promotion" is a dirty word. At worst, it's a necessary evil when it comes to getting your writing in front of people eyes. A blog is self-promotional, too. These are only bad things, I think, if one values self-promotion over honesty and integrity.<br /><br />And yes, there are other benefits to being social other thanZachariah Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241595894807722933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31341356110251854.post-34680230215627188232009-11-08T11:29:37.532-08:002009-11-08T11:29:37.532-08:00Z,
Isn't this about self-promotion? Is the...Z,<br /><br /> Isn't this about self-promotion? Is there any benefit to being social other than that? And isn't it ultimately a detriment, as who you know inevitably ends up in the contracting of favours? When you beat your chest and declare all your "friends" I think of Facebook friendery and how it's all worthless, that the most catholic in taste of friends is actually Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31341356110251854.post-60357851575736409342009-11-08T11:25:46.790-08:002009-11-08T11:25:46.790-08:00Z,
Is there any benefit to the poet to be soci...Z,<br /><br /> Is there any benefit to the poet to be social? Who cares if the poet can call both the most ardent of the a-garde and the most sclerotic sonneteer friends? Might who you know irrelevant? And those you do know ultimately somewhat compromising? It sure helps you get ahead in the poetry world to have a multitude of Facebook "friends", but it's hard not to look like a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com