https://nitter.1d4.us/clarkesworld/status/1627711728245960704

    • JohnBrownsBussy [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The same reason that they're submitting automatically-made books to ebook marketplaces: make a quick buck for a minimal investment of time/effort.

        • JohnBrownsBussy [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I agree, but these "passive income" get-rich-quick schemes are premised on volume and good margins, as opposed to trying to make something that people actually care enough about to purchase knowingly.

            • Sea_Gull [they/them]
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              2 years ago

              Sounds like a terrible money-making scheme.

              My friend, have you heard of a series of apes that are perpetually bored?

            • JohnBrownsBussy [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              Again, I agree wholeheartedly. It's a bad idea. The business model is probably to submit these to every publication you can with the hope that it gets through the sieve somewhere. If it only took you an afternoon to generate a few dozen stories, then even if you'd theoretically be payed peanuts their RoI is still okay.