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They are actors / celebrities, not bankers. Actors / celebrities have always done well. same with too athletes, they are celebrities.

• Bostonian 5y ago
  I'm not handsome enough to be an actor, but I know more about finance than most of these influencers, and most HN'ers could also acquire such knowledge. So what is the barrier to entry?
  • Rebelgecko 5y ago
    IIRC TikTok's algorithm penalizes potential influencers that aren't in the top x percentile of physical attractiveness. If you're below that threshold you're at a disadvantage.
    • donkey-hotei 5y ago
      Is that true? Is there a source to back this claim up?
      • Rebelgecko 5y ago
        Guidelines for how human raters manually deranked people that looked old, overweight, facially asymmetric, scarred, physically disabled, impoverished, etc: https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/ https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-us... For automatic promoting/demoting of users based on their attractiveness, Tiktok probably uses something like SCUT-FBP5500 but because it's part of their proprietary secret sauce this hasn't been confirmed.
      • rvz 5y ago
        It is true and it was admitted by them, according to the TikTok leaks [0] and insiders. [1]. [0] https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/ https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-us... [0] https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/25/tiktok-insiders-say-chinese-parent-bytedance-in-control.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/25/tiktok-insiders-say-chinese-...
  • naveen99 5y ago
    Team up with one who is.