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Writers were/are fooked hard by AI
You have first hand evidence, and I defer to that. I'm curious if you have found a new outlet for your writing or if you are trying something different with it.
I still write to keep the mental muscles working, but most of it now is done for free or for sites like Stacker News when it relates. Much of my second job energy now has shifted to other markets, such as online second-hand sales and coding. There has always been a market for being a "treasure hunter" for folks, finding the things they want from the past, but the income level doesn't come close to what I earned as a freelance writer. Coding also has taken a hit from AI, being the second wave of jobs impact, but what I do there is focus on building software myself instead of doing it for a client. Then I let the product sell itself. So, much of what I've had to do has been reinvention and diversifying as well as re-training.
Sounds like these 'writers' were fired by Washington Post
I disagree with your sentiment on writers. They have been fired in droves. I lost my writing career in Spring 2024 due to AI, and it never recovered. The good thing is, it was a second job/freelance gig versus my primary. But yeah, writers were fooked hard by AI and still are.