This really depends on what side of the equation you are on. Are you the one selling, or buying.
Your question seems to be coming from the selling side, so I will discuss it here. I would like to point out that either way, selling out, or buying, it can be a rewarding experience for both parties.
First, to sell out, you must have something of perceived value. This is typically not a tangible item, like a car, or my new Nintendo Wii, except that the Wii is sold out everywhere... perhaps that is a bad example. So, not like my car, or my theoretical PS3. This is typically either fame and principles, or the like.
The next step is often the most difficult. It is fueled by greed, but there is a catch. In most cases once people have enough prestige to sell out, they also have the money to not need to. It is somewhat of a catch 22. Those who you want to buy out, can afford not to sell. Those you can afford, aren't worth buying.
Typically selling out is doing anything against your nature for money alone. In most cases selling out involves washed up actors or sports stars who blew their millions on who knows what already and need to get some cash fast. They appear on infomercials, or regular commercials. Or perhaps they put advertisements on their web log. It may start small, just referral button for firefox, which the person honestly believes in and uses exclusively (almost). But it grows, soon adwords appear, then a search bar. Step by step they have whored themselves out to Google; stupid sell outs.
You may be thinking that I am a sell out. I assure you it is not the case.
First, I am not famous, and have zero exposure in the public sphere. It's true, only 3 people read my blog, and 2 of them are me (my doctor says its OK).
Second, it is not against my nature to look for innovative ways to make a buck, so selling out for money, is not selling out, it is sticking to my guns. Doing it for, say, pizza, that could be construed as selling out.
Third, I like donuts.
The last thing about sell outs is that they all deny selling out, most will even prepare a flimsy list of three reasons why they are not sell outs. But in truth, we can all see right through them.
Friday, April 27, 2007
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I used to think you were so awesome, how you would only do science questions. But now that I see you answering questions on selling out I see that you a just a whoring sell-out yourself. I'll never read you a again you selling-out sell-out.
Unless you offer me money or donuts.
Or a cookie.
Peanut butter cookies work also.
Dear anonymous, if that is your real name, I will address all of your concerns in order.
First, although some would consider selling out an art, it is in fact both art and science. Just like the science behind oil paints revolutionized painting by allowing artists to mix paints on the canvas and not just on that little tray thing they keep the paints on, science and art can cooperate. Other examples are forensic sketches, artist's renderings of dinosaurs and in making cool logos for companies that use science like for FireFox (please use the link on the right to download this awesome web browser). That is cool.
Second, As my three point list displayed, I am not a sell out. Even if the list did not convince you, I have never been paid, so technically nothing has really been sold.
Third, I have no money, or donuts. But I hate to see you go.
Fourth, I have no cookies. I do not believe it is necessary to have cookies to run a good web site. And these peanut butter cookies you speak of, is that some new web 2.0 thing I haven't been told about? Please enlighten me.
Your humble helper,
BadAnswer
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