Yeah, I've heard it before. Don't talk politics. You'll lose your readers.
Frankly, if you believe the wave of recent murders by ICE is good, well, you're not going to like my books anyway.
I don't believe murdering people is a good thing. I still believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I've taken the oath to uphold them three times in my life.
But the guys on the street wearing masks (which they refused to do five years ago in the middle of a Goddess-damned pandemic) and carrying weapons (which they claimed they needed to protect themselves from the government five years ago) are gleefully killing people exercising their constitutional rights on the streets in broad daylight.
I've heard "fucking bitch" in that same tone aimed at me. The only difference is that I'm alive and Renee Good isn't.
And the worst part is if I post a picture of Renee or the man who murdered her on my blog, I'll be harassed by the same people who say Charlie Kirk didn't deserve to be shot in cold blood, but Renee Good did.
How fucked up is that?
So now, I'm struggling through depression. I'm awake all night wondering if the neighbors I've been polite to, even though they've flown Trump flags for the last 10 years, will bust into my house and kill my husband and dogs.
I'm honestly questioning if any of us will survive this decade. And I will still be questioning it even when my SAD eases up in February.
How do I feel about this?
On one hand, I don't apply DRM because I want my readers to be able to backup their libraries without losing access to the books they bought. As a former IT professional, I'm too aware of the mishaps that can happen with our devices. Plus, there's plenty of books I've purchased that are no longer available as an e-book. I don't want to lose access to them before I've even read them!
Plus, everyone I know has their preferred format to read books. I'm sure it's the same with millions of other Amazon customers.
On the other hand, more of my books will end up on pirate websites. *sigh*
What happens if I add DRM to my e-books? Well, no much actually. It annoys the legitimate users, but it doesn't really prevent theft. Seriously, if an old fogey like me can crack DRM, anyone can figure it out.
Right now, I learn toward the good outweighs the bad. But we'll see how things shake out over the year.
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