Competition

Jennifer Schuessler mines the new NEA report on artists in the U.S. economy for this terrifying statistic:

Between 1990 and 2000, the number of writers in the United States increased by 21.5 percent, during a time when the population as a whole increased only 13.2 percent.

And that was before the blogging era began.

Comments

Ross, don't worry.

You aren't a writer.

Posted by Douthat the Hack | June 16, 2008 12:12 PM

It just makes it that much more of an accomplishment that you've made it so far towards the top of the pyramid, Ross. Congratulations.

Posted by scottynx | June 16, 2008 9:12 PM