Here is a hard copy. Great work!

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Me too

This is the way

If you have the chance, talk with nostr:npub1de8jsek5aykkng5ytlvhvjxjwmdnpjwjcly0q6mu3566tfm00g5sfy0ezd!

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My response to ‘revolutionary publishers’ shilling AI.

You’re not disrupting anything.

Human action dictates whether a book succeeds or fails.

Last week, a picture of the four smug founder dudes from ‘revolutionary publisher’ Spines went viral.

Spines (https://x.com/Spines_com) is a platform that automates editing, covers, translation, audiobooks, and more.

The company raised $16m in VC and plans to publish 8,000 books next year.

Most people were pissed off when they saw the news:

-Publishers claiming it’s a predatory vanity press

-Authors bemoaning the fees, saying KDP is cheaper

-Readers questioning the need for a tranche of low-quality titles

-Editors and translators in fear of losing work

As a publisher with a similar model, I’m not pissed; I’m ambivalent.

Spines charges authors up to $5k to ‘harness the power of AI’.

True, they do provide authors with a cheap and fast option, while traditional publishers can take years to release a book.

All 8,000 books fail without anyone to read them.

When The Bookseller asked Spines to provide sales data for their ‘bestsellers,’ Spines refused 😅.

The lesson? Do the work or become the product.

Microsoft is also working with big publishers to train their AI models on their books, and many big tech firms and publishing houses are getting involved.

Here’s what I think is really going on…

It’s about the data. They want to train their LLMs on your manuscripts.

Spines and Microsoft don’t give a fuck if you sell any copies.

They want to build machines capable of cutting humans out of the creative process. They might even succeed.

My prediction? Penguin Random House will buy spines within 24 months.

But our community won’t give up the right to thought.

Konsensus Network has been connecting authors and readers since 2019.

We want to transform your ideas into books that change the world.

And we want you to succeed because we believe in the same ideals.

If you have a freedom manuscript in the works, I want to hear about it.

Book a free call with me, and let's strategize and go through your options.

https://calendly.com/konsensus

If you don’t invest the time, effort, and money in your book project, you don’t honestly believe in its ideas.

Authors who settle for a low-rent print-a-page service with zero strategy or support are spineless. And they know where to go.

https://stacker.news/items/791382

This is madness. The countries that don't steal from their citizens will end up on top. If you happen to live in one of the "welfare" countries, especially in the Nordics, it is wise to be on the lookout for relocation options. The statists will eventually run out of money and people to tax, at which point they will collapse to a third-world tier.

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This is madness. I think the countries who don't do this to their citizens will end up on top. I think it is wise to be on the lookout for relocation options if you happen to live in one of the "welfare" countries, especially in the Nordics. They will eventually run out of money and people to tax at which point they will collapse to 3rd world tier.

#Soon

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It’s almost ATH!

Sorry bears…

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Let’s not pretend to know the value of #bitcoin.

Indeed it does! But it’s still the best measuring stick in bitcoin purchasing power.

Fiat is INJUST and not money :) and it does break a lot of things tbh.

Of course. Bitcoin improves everything.

Thanks! We tend to forget that fiat ruins everything, including perspective.

Absolutely agreed!

Remember, folks. It’s not ATH before 100k. Believe it or not, inflation affects #bitcoin USD-denominated price. I know, shocking.

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Voting? What is this, a democracy all of a sudden?