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coderatlargeyesterday at 9:30 PM1 replyview on HN

i wonder if you’re equally offended by a public figure hiring young people to ghost write for their social media accounts or their books etc


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otterleyyesterday at 10:48 PM

The benefit and promise of social media, at least early on, was that it was supposed to be authentic - that when someone posted, it was really coming from them. Engagement was truly personal, at least for a little while. It still is for most.

In the book-publishing context, ghost writers have to be credited, even if the attribution is in small print.