death of
originality
by chelsea dixon
“What makes you so special?” A question that we’ve
all heard before. Usually delivered in a snarky tone -- intended to rile up
emotions and offend.
“What makes you so special?”
Often said to provoke one to anger and to belittle one’s progress, but does it
ever make you think… What makes me so special?
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Hmmm, I ponder.
hen I decided to start Love U Magazine, opposition
struck from almost every direction. There were people
all around me who didn’t understand the concept, and
others questioned how I would compete with larger,
more established brands. Some would point out what
other magazines were doing, and even my friends
who were trying to be supportive would present laundry lists of evidence to
prove that I was fighting an uphill battle. “Magazines are dead!” they would
proclaim.