Will Oremus on Nostr: I try not to complain about my job because let's be honest, I'm wildly lucky to have ...

I try not to complain about my job because let's be honest, I'm wildly lucky to have it. Tons of jobs suck in tons of different ways and I chose this one because the great aspects outweigh the sucky ones, for me.

But what gets me is, what if you *didn't* have to be wildly lucky to make a living in journalism? What if you just had to be good at it, care, work hard, and write stories people found worthwhile?

Sounds like a fairy tale, but that's how it was before local newspapers collapsed.