Ron Markley
2 min readSep 18, 2024

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Well, first of all, thank you for your valuable comment, Wendy. It’s the best comment I’ve read in the past few months.

1.) I’m the one who goes back and reads her works since April 29, 2020, so I totally get what you’re saying.

2.) But I think it’s reasonable because 99.99% of people don’t have a photographic memory like you. They always forget what they’ve read, which is why so many creators (including Eve) repurpose (or republish) their articles.

3.) Readers come and go, and their preferences change over time. The readers from nine months ago aren’t the same as today’s readers. That’s why repurposing content makes more sense.

4.) I get how it can feel like déjà vu and seem like a scam when you’re stuck in the same cycle.

4.5) When it comes to discussing the same topics, sometimes I get so obsessed with something that I end up repeating myself like a broken record. I worry that one day I might write photocopy articles too.

5.) Your comment reminds me that the human element behind the article is really important.

6.) It’s actually kind of fun to see people plagiarize her works.

6.5.) About the word "authenticity"—I think it’s really hard to be fully authentic these days, especially in creative work, because we’re always influenced by others in some way. The best we can do is to say that we’re inspired by...

7.) So, here’s my question: What do you think about repurposing content? Should writers create a whole new piece every day, or what’s the fine line between repurposing and republishing?

Btw, I think we can write a whole new article 😂

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Ron Markley
Ron Markley

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