List: The Art of Writing | Curated by Benjamin Cain

Dec 2, 2024
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The Art of Writing
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Grim Tidings
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Benjamin Cain
Why Write Anything Anymore?Why create content which the internet trivializes?
Dec 5, 2019
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Dec 5, 2019
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Publishous
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Benjamin Cain
Writing With Grit Against the Digital TideFind the silver lining of writing’s futility
May 8, 2021
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May 8, 2021
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Should Writers Want Huge Audiences?The upside and downside of popularity for writers
Nov 13, 2020
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Nov 13, 2020
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Grim Tidings
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Why I Must Now be Rude and Stop Replying to All the Comments I GetAnd how popularity on social media makes us indecent
Jun 6, 2023
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Jun 6, 2023
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Publishous
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Benjamin Cain
The Lure of Chatty WritingWhy editorials needn’t be autobiographical
May 17, 2021
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May 17, 2021
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Publishous
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Benjamin Cain
How to Find Childlike Wonder in Your WritingBliss, flow states, and the long road to self-discovery
May 27, 2021
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May 27, 2021
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How to be Popular and Fake on MediumSome timely advice
Nov 3, 2020
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Nov 3, 2020
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Grim Tidings
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When You’re Too Refined to “Clap” on Social MediaHow a ranking algorithm promotes mediocrity
Dec 9, 2022
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Dec 9, 2022
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Grim Tidings
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How Ranking Algorithms Favour Uplifting ContentWhich shows why the self-help industry fares better than philosophy on social media
Jan 3, 2023
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Jan 3, 2023
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Grim Tidings
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Artists versus the Algorithm: Is the Internet Good for Art?The ironic downside of getting too much of what we want
Oct 12, 2023
Oct 12, 2023
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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)
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Benjamin Cain
Come See the Hacks at the Cyber Circus Freak Show!Two dreaded secrets of how to “succeed” as an online writer
Apr 17, 2022
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Apr 17, 2022
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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)
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Benjamin Cain
From Academic To Freelance Writing: Coping With The Culture ShockAnd how capitalism has corrupted both fields
Jun 25, 2021
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Jun 25, 2021
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Grim Tidings
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How Would a Saint or a Prophet Reply to Rude Online Comments?The dead end of trying to excel on a degrading platform
Mar 18, 2022
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Mar 18, 2022
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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)
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How Zulie Rane Whitewashes the Selling of StoriesAnd why your writing may be too good to be sold
Nov 5, 2021
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Nov 5, 2021
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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)
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The Puzzle of Why Zulie Rane Blocked Me for Criticizing Her Sales AdviceAnd some lessons we can learn from it
Nov 15, 2021
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Nov 15, 2021
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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)
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Benjamin Cain
Nicolas Cole’s Popular SophistryAnd the reality that undercuts self-help twaddle
Jan 7, 2022
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Jan 7, 2022
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Grim Tidings
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Benjamin Cain
How Hacks Sell the “Law of Attraction” with SophistryAnd how to dismantle Ayodeji Awosika’s advertisements for the creator economy
Jun 29, 2022
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Jun 29, 2022
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Grim Tidings
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Benjamin Cain
Should Writers Advertise for the Big Tech Platforms They Use?Awosika’s mission to replace “negative” content with neoliberal propaganda and hackery
Jul 29, 2022
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Jul 29, 2022
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Grim Tidings
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How a Commercial Success Can be an Artistic and a Moral TravestyAnd how Ayodeji Awosika’s writing advice traps new writers with a bait-and-switch tactic
Aug 12, 2022
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Aug 12, 2022
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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)
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Benjamin Cain
Mind Cafe’s Infantilizing StandardsOptimism and infotainment as excuses for mediocre writing
Jun 15, 2021
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Jun 15, 2021
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