<2023-04-27T02:19:06.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: because the money's too good
<2023-04-27T02:19:28.000Z> fishsticks: 🥲
<2023-04-27T02:19:50.000Z> fishsticks: It's called being an anonymous donor for a reason
<2023-04-27T02:20:50.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: It's hard to explain
<2023-04-27T02:21:47.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: Not to post too much since I hate the job and everything
<2023-04-27T02:22:22.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: but basically speaking with a half-decent work ethic it's basically a guaranteed $200 every weekend without serious work, sometimes a little more.
<2023-04-27T02:23:49.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: maybe like $20-40 of that gets donated to NJP and a little extra to church depending
<2023-04-27T02:58:10.000Z> fishsticks: Honestly that's pretty reasonable man and more than enough for how much you're making
<2023-04-27T02:58:58.000Z> fishsticks: That's about 1/4th of what you're making. I was more talking about the dudes making 20k a month or something crazy. Imagine donating 1/4th of that 😩
<2023-04-27T03:00:02.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: last time I started it was college but now I'm doing it in addition to my plumbing job since I got limited on OT on weekends
<2023-04-27T03:00:34.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: I basically was "trending" in the first month because I use lots of AI stuff and just outsource shit
<2023-04-27T03:01:33.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: it's wild
<2023-04-27T03:01:51.000Z> fishsticks: That's really good for outsourced ai furry shit. I really aught to grift more tbh.
<2023-04-27T03:02:37.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: I'm a tradesmen so grifting comes naturally, part of the job lmao
<2023-04-27T03:03:08.000Z> fishsticks: Lmao fair
<2023-04-27T03:03:32.000Z> fishsticks: I can't naturally grift unless I feel there is some value being given tbh
<2023-04-27T03:03:51.000Z> fishsticks: I mean if there's enough money there I can but like
<2023-04-27T03:03:53.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: my biggest grift was I think last week, managed to jew some faggot into paying me $0.05 cents per word because I was "busy" and he wanted some commission
<2023-04-27T03:04:07.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: my average is about $0.035
<2023-04-27T03:04:12.000Z> fishsticks: Holy fuck wtf lmao
<2023-04-27T03:04:17.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: Yeah
<2023-04-27T03:04:23.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: 20k words at $0.05 cents per word
<2023-04-27T03:04:44.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: Fucking wild bro
<2023-04-27T03:04:53.000Z> fishsticks: How long does that take to write/have chatgpt write for you?
<2023-04-27T03:05:01.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: I usually put it through Sudowrite
<2023-04-27T03:05:12.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: and use a 10 minute email to get past verification so it's pretty cheap
<2023-04-27T03:05:15.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: It depends on how focused you are
<2023-04-27T03:05:31.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: If I was desperate for cash, I could do a 5k commission in like 2-3 hours easy
<2023-04-27T03:05:46.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: 20k? Maybe like 3-4 days?
<2023-04-27T03:05:51.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: depends
<2023-04-27T03:06:17.000Z> fishsticks: Man I really should grift furries huh 😭
<2023-04-27T03:06:31.000Z> fishsticks: Would help with some of my projects if it picks up
<2023-04-27T03:06:40.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: I won't give any holier than thou speech but consider it
<2023-04-27T03:06:55.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: I had to write some foot shit and it made me disgusted and stop writing for a solid week
<2023-04-27T03:07:05.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: and I professionally handle septic tanks
<2023-04-27T03:07:40.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: Eh, what do you do exactly?
<2023-04-27T03:07:54.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: writing or actual digital art?
<2023-04-27T03:08:14.000Z> fishsticks: Tbf I was in the "holier than thou" position awhile back for a friend. He low key regrets it because it made his coomerism worse but not enough to stop because it paid well. I basically told him to either go all in after he fell into the pit or stop cold turkey and decided to half ass it smh
<2023-04-27T03:09:23.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: what, was he a furry artist or something?
<2023-04-27T03:09:58.000Z> fishsticks: Yeah to put it lightly. Did a lot of commissions for big name artists.
<2023-04-27T03:10:18.000Z> fishsticks: He might still do it but I haven't spoken to him in awhile or checked out his twitter.
<2023-04-27T03:11:21.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: Frankly I used to do commissions only on Fedi but no one sane or not a coomer does them, and I got a ton of flak for it from e-celebs so I just said fuck it and cashed in on furfags.
<2023-04-27T03:11:41.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: I liked fedi commissions more because I love writing about WW2 and realistic shit, but that doesn't pay the bills unfortunately
<2023-04-27T03:14:08.000Z> fishsticks: Yeah right wingers with money are all cheap bastards and the ones who could buy commissions are too poor to afford them. I remember woodshop talking a lot about this a few months ago and it really struck a cord with me. Big reason why everything is ugly now. People with taste are too poor to afford it and those without taste can make everything worse for everyone else.
<2023-04-27T03:15:00.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: Yeah
<2023-04-27T03:16:33.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: I have a list of commission works I try to commission based artists to do, but I rarely have hte money or time
<2023-04-27T03:17:16.000Z> fishsticks: Ideally, you commission based works that generate money for you so you can commission more based artists.
<2023-04-27T03:17:54.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: yeah
<2023-04-27T03:17:57.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: it's a part of why I feel nervous about my novel
<2023-04-27T03:18:18.000Z> fishsticks: Wdym?
<2023-04-27T03:20:15.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: it's right wing and I'm hoping to have it published through Antellope Hill, but it's really supposed to just be a fictional, fun little cold war book that pokes some irony at shitty media like Man in the High Castle
<2023-04-27T03:20:36.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: My worry is that I'm gonna get jewed either by AH, or alternatively no one buys it because it's non-fiction
<2023-04-27T03:20:46.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: *it's a non fiction
<2023-04-27T03:20:50.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: *it's a fiction novel
<2023-04-27T03:30:28.000Z> fishsticks: I doubt AH is gonna Jew you but the fear of nobody buying because it's fiction is pretty reasonable tbh
<2023-04-27T03:50:06.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: yeah
<2023-04-27T03:50:08.000Z> Tactical@nicecrew.digital: you never know