Why Do You Write?

Tell me it’s not about appeasing algorithms and making millions.

Photo by Maxim Bogdanov on Unsplash

We write love letters to algorithms. We write to appease, placate, and conform — our words are music for the masses. We use little words, compose simple sentences — we write a story so palatable even a child could eat it.

We copy and paste what’s fashionable and perhaps change a few words. We are search engine optimizer…