I don’t know what a liquidity event for Boing Boing would look like,” Doctorow continues, “except for a job. If we were acquired by some content giant, if Yahoo or someone bought us out, it’s just a job at Yahoo.” (This is purely hypothetical, he says.) “If I wanted a job at Yahoo, I’d go look for a job there; they post listings pretty regularly. I’m glad not to have a job. I don’t want a job.
Right on! The above ‘hypothetical’ quote from Cory Doctorow really drives home what the independent web stands for - creation built by passion. Not everyone is in the game for the easy cash out….
….if you have a couple of minutes, the full article is def. worth the read.
Inside the Wild, Wacky, Profitable World of Boing Boing | Page 4 | Fast Company
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