One reason I've contributed to a handful of speculative fiction audio podcasts, both with money, time and talent, is because it satisfied my desire to be part of a community. I obtained recognition for my contributions and it gave me some measure (however ill-defined) of 'status' in that community, as well as an (also ill-defined) sense of participation. Both of those might be regarded as somehow falling under 'the right thing to do'; but actually, I might have even behaved the same if it was 'wrong', or 'selfish' or 'egotistical'. Nor was this necessarily 'something worthwhile', since, in at least one case, the audience is likely to be quite limited.
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