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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4685978" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>Buh? I think it was pretty clear I didn't mean "poor" from a financial perspective. I agree that Martin is a talented and successful writer who probably makes pretty good money (although, probably not as much as you might think).</p><p></p><p>I don't care if the guy sleeps on a solid gold mattress or a piece of cardboard under a bridge . . . . he's an artist, not a machine whose purpose is to crank out fiction upon demand. He's also human, and doesn't deserve that level of hassle.</p><p></p><p>Does it go with the territory? Cranky fans filled with nerdrage harrassing an author who doesn't dance to their every whim? Maybe. Probably. Doesn't make it right.</p><p></p><p>Can he handle it? Well, obviously it bothered him enough to vent on his <em>personal</em> blog (or, not-a-blog). But I imagine overall he'll do just fine.</p><p></p><p>So? Doesn't change the fact (well, fact IMO) that his detractors are out of line and most definitely "losers" (again, IMO, of course).</p><p></p><p>I don't buy the crap that celebrities don't deserve pity. Because Tom Cruise is rich and successful beyond imagining gives the paparazzi (and the overly curious public they serve) the "okay" to follow every detail of his personal life, and that of his wife and child? Does John Travolta deserve little to no pity over the death of his son, and the relentless media coverage of the tragedy? Does Anna Nichole Smith deserve no pity for the tragic mess her life became, ending with the death of her son and then her own too-soon-demise?</p><p></p><p>Or, to bring it back down to a scale similar to GRRM's issues with detractors, does George Lucas deserve all the ire from fanboys over his decision to take the Star Wars franchise in a direction different from what many of us would have preferred (i.e. more kid-friendly, kid-focused)? (heh, I'm sure to catch some hell myself for a defense of Lucas!)</p><p></p><p>All I can say to that attitude is, "Whatever, dude."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4685978, member: 18182"] Buh? I think it was pretty clear I didn't mean "poor" from a financial perspective. I agree that Martin is a talented and successful writer who probably makes pretty good money (although, probably not as much as you might think). I don't care if the guy sleeps on a solid gold mattress or a piece of cardboard under a bridge . . . . he's an artist, not a machine whose purpose is to crank out fiction upon demand. He's also human, and doesn't deserve that level of hassle. Does it go with the territory? Cranky fans filled with nerdrage harrassing an author who doesn't dance to their every whim? Maybe. Probably. Doesn't make it right. Can he handle it? Well, obviously it bothered him enough to vent on his [I]personal[/I] blog (or, not-a-blog). But I imagine overall he'll do just fine. So? Doesn't change the fact (well, fact IMO) that his detractors are out of line and most definitely "losers" (again, IMO, of course). I don't buy the crap that celebrities don't deserve pity. Because Tom Cruise is rich and successful beyond imagining gives the paparazzi (and the overly curious public they serve) the "okay" to follow every detail of his personal life, and that of his wife and child? Does John Travolta deserve little to no pity over the death of his son, and the relentless media coverage of the tragedy? Does Anna Nichole Smith deserve no pity for the tragic mess her life became, ending with the death of her son and then her own too-soon-demise? Or, to bring it back down to a scale similar to GRRM's issues with detractors, does George Lucas deserve all the ire from fanboys over his decision to take the Star Wars franchise in a direction different from what many of us would have preferred (i.e. more kid-friendly, kid-focused)? (heh, I'm sure to catch some hell myself for a defense of Lucas!) All I can say to that attitude is, "Whatever, dude." [/QUOTE]
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