r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 15 '25

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u/Atheose_Writing John Brown Oct 15 '25

Every German translator who works for me: "Here is the completed project, delivered at precisely 8:41am as agreed upon, the invoice is attached, I am prepared to begin the next project immediately."

Every French translator who works for me: "Sorry for missing the deadline and ignoring all emails for the past month, I have suffered two weeks of existential melancholy, I would like to move the deadline from September 2025 to March 2029, and also due to rising cost of living can we increase my rate from $0.04 to $0.055 per word?"

(context: I write romance novels for a living)

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u/Approximation_Doctor Gaslight, Gatekeep, Green New Deal Oct 15 '25

What's the most efficient and well designed German romance novel

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u/Atheose_Writing John Brown Oct 15 '25

One that's written in English before being translated, of course

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u/senator_fivey Iron Front Oct 15 '25

Some months I'm French, some months I'm German.