As regular readers of these pages probably recall, I have been having some uncertainty about the future of what I am going to be doing for *"a living."* Or a *"profession,"* if you will. It was my hope — well, *our* hope, because Mrs. Denmarkguy is part of the picture — that we be able to continue the path of self-employment. Problem was (to recap) that we had too many home businesses that were in a state of slow decline, meeting too many bills that were rising at a rate greater than *"inflation,"* year over year.  *View across the bay* ## *I Used to Be a Book Editor...* ... and now it appears that I am going to go *back* being an editor. It's something I *know* how to do, and it is something I am *really good* at... but I am not sure how I feel about getting back into something that is — quite truthfully — yet another "shrinking" profession that is gradually being replaced by automation. My guess is that there probably won't *be" much of a need for (human) book editors in another 10-15 years. Grammarly can already do pretty effective editing, and I'm only able to sustain (for the time being, anyway) because I am specialized in certain types of non-fiction that are *still* best handled by a real live person.  *Late blooming thistles* ## *"Learn to Code," My Arse!* I find it ironic that the old "slur" thrown at people complaining that they were being made obsolete by technology — *"learn to code"* — is quickly becoming an oxymoron. More and more code is being written by artificial intelligence, making human coders more and more obsolete. Retraining yourself to do something that won't still *be* a job in another ten years seems like an exercise in futility... at least to me. So I am glad I didn't go that route! In the meantime, it seems that our world is still a *long* way from *functionally* figuring out how to help the millions being displaced by automation. Simply saying *"they should help THEMSELVES!"* is really not that useful, because we live in a system that largely depends on people being able to *"consume stuff"* in order to sustain itself... and in order to *consume stuff,* you (at least at present) have to have *money.* And that stuff doesn't grow on trees, last I checked!  *Flowers in the pot...* ## *Becoming More Self-sustaining: Grow Your Own Food!* One of the steps we had to take around here was to *really* dig down deep into just *where* our cost of living comes from. Aside from being able to combine things like our phones and internet to a single provider in a *"bundle,"* our greatest cost of living comes from *food* and consumable household expenses. So we're back to the old-fashioned ways of growing more and more of our own food, *as well as* old-time standbys like using washable rags for cleaning rather than paper towels and such. It's surprising how much money we *"bleed,"* in tiny amounts at a time! Alas, increasing income seems a *lot* harder than just cutting expenses. One of the things we've come to realize is that our little network of home businesses have as *customers* fellow people who *also* are struggling financially. So it's a case of *"the penniless trying to support the penniless."* But we're working to try to change that equation...  *More fall foliage* ## *Childhood Irony, Revisited...* When I was a teenager, we used to say (in a somewhat histrionic and dramatic way!) that we would become *"that generation"* who would end up being worse off — financially — than our parents. Although it was a joke at the time *(in the 1970s),* that particular situation *does* seem to have come true. I don't say that as a point of self-pity, merely as an *observation* for the history books. Anyway, it is time to move onward and forward! I find myself grateful to have this *"outlet"* in which to blog about the experience! And I'm also feeling grateful that it is still possible to make at least *a couple* of dollars for writing a post here... because every penny counts! Thanks for reading, and I hope you've all had a great weekend! *(Another **#creativecoin** creative non-fiction post)* ***Comments, feedback and other interaction is invited and welcomed! Because — after all — SOCIAL content is about interacting, right? Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- be part of the conversation!*** <p><center> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/KqTEpgi.jpg" alt="PHC Logo" /><br /> </center></p> *(As usual, all text and images by the author, unless otherwise credited. This is original content, created expressly for this platform.) Created at 191028 00:18 PDT* ***1118***
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What should I say?! I'm a photographer working on colour film! I decided to be stubborn and put my trust into people who appreciate human labour; who even simply prefer things that were touched by humans. I think this is a growing niche. Don't forget that soon after the drum machine was introduced, the function of *human error* was added to make it sound more real.
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> Alas, increasing income seems a lot harder than just cutting expenses. One of the things we've come to realize is that our little network of home businesses have as customers fellow people who also are struggling financially. So it's a case of ***"the penniless trying to support the penniless."*** ¡Holy crap! my dear friend. What you describe in this post **sounds** like if you were living right now in Venezuela. https://board.freeones.com/images/freeones/smilies/eek.gif
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I think the last possible automated job might be the full blown editor. Grammerly and other such programs can tell about misspelled words or grammatical errors, but for now it still takes a live editor to catch things like continuity issue, alternative spelling of names, and catching time line error's. So I think that the editorial jobs, could be around for a little bit longer for the right kind of editors.
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Welcome back! 😊 @tipu curate
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<a href="https://tipu.online/curator?traciyork" target="_blank">Upvoted 👌</a> (Mana: 5/10)
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To listen to the audio version of this article click on the play image. [](http://ec2-52-72-169-104.compute-1.amazonaws.com/denmarkguy__and-so-i-return-to-the-life-of-being-an-editor-ulog-no-45.mp3) Brought to you by [@tts](https://steemit.com/tts/@tts/introduction). If you find it useful please consider upvoting this reply.
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It seems we are in a similar situation. I came back to teaching a year ago but I haven't put my heart into it until now. It's strange....I wish people would value me for my ideas and creativity but they only have done so when I call myself a teacher and they think they are in class... I do enjoy it though, the more I realize that I can stretch the definition of teacher. Maybe editing will be the same
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