Bursting The Bubble of Entitlement (You Don’t “Deserve” to Get Paid For Your Writing - It's Earned)

Box Cutter Co. Free Issue No. 73

Rules change. Algorithms shift. Payouts drop. I get it. You’re frustrated. Maybe even angry.

You’ve worked hard and done everything “right.” Now, it feels like the system has turned against you.

But tough love, folks: Complaining won’t fix it.

Recently, I’ve seen it all too frequently—creators, writers, freelancers—venting about how unfair social media pl…