How Publishing Is A Lot Like Project Mayhem

I’ve been re-reading Fight Club, and I was struck by a particular scene this time around–one that I couldn’t help but compare to the difficulty of getting your foot into the publishing industry’s door. The scene begins when the first Project Mayhem hopeful appears on the front porch of the house on Paper Street. The guy is standing at attention. He’s brought everything he’s been told to bring: shirt, shoes, mattress, mixing bowl. He’s the perfect recruit. But when Tyler Durden peeks down at h...