\nThey work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece \u2014 not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different name: home.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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I’m just an amateur, not a professional, and I won’t try this every waking hour at home …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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