[Air-L] WGA strike

[Alexis Turner]

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, Michael Baron wrote:

::Unfortunately, the perception
::of the Web writing as non-commercial still appears to be very strong in the
::writers' community. 

Hm, that's an interesting thought.  Honestly, in my personal experience (and I'm 
sure someone could jump in here with a more "scientific" resource), the 
perception of the Web as requiring lesser skills than the real world is 
pervasive in *many* fields.  How many web designers have I met who lament the 
expectation that a professional looking web site can be had for $500?  How many 
coders expected to crank out a custom, business web app for $30 an hour when a 
custom OS software package would go for $100?  How many academic bloggers who 
aren't doing "real" publishing?

Perhaps the low barrier for entry to the web creates a level of cognitive 
dissonance for people?  "If my kid can make a web site, why would I pay you to 
do it?"  I wouldn't be at all surprised if  this is somewhere at the root of the 
writers' issues.
-Alexis