The effort put into writing that is nowhere near the effort in creating something original.
It's been argued elsewhere, and I happen to agree, that it's a different sort of effort, but not necessarily less. Just like writing a newspaper article for AP as a wire piece is different than a magazine article.
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Date: 2004-10-20 12:23 pm (UTC)It's been argued elsewhere, and I happen to agree, that it's a different sort of effort, but not necessarily less. Just like writing a newspaper article for AP as a wire piece is different than a magazine article.