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I don't know that it's any bleaker than being an actor, musician, athlete, or any other type of entertainer. It perhaps involves more skills since they might th

I don't know that it's any bleaker than being an actor, musician, athlete, or any other type of entertainer. It perhaps involves more skills since they might their own sets, photography, cosmetics, scripts, etc plus I think it's easier to achieve a little success compared to trying to make it into the movies. You can generate a following and make a little money to supplement your day job. Not a bad idea and it shows an entrepreneurial spirit.

belugacat 4y ago
Those are questionable parallels. Music, acting, sports, writing, etc are human practices many millenia old, recognized as such by universities, labor unions, etc. Influencing on the other hand is primarily about being an intermediary for platform/advertiser relationships. If one were to stretch things a bit, I guess you could say they're performers deriving their income from private companies. But even then there's probably still a little bit of a difference between a theater actor performing a role in MacBeth and a teen getting a commission off sneakers they advertise on Tiktok.
- jrumbut 4y ago
  Why do people watch them? Because they're acting, singing, performing stunts, telling jokes, modeling, etc. The guy who will play Macbeth in 2042 is doing TikTok dances now (or he was a couple years ago I'm behind on the trends).
- wiseowise 4y ago
  > Those are questionable parallels. Music, acting, sports, writing, etc are human practices many millenia old, recognized as such by universities, labor unions, etc. We’re they delivered to us by aliens? Of course not, people thought the same of those at the time of their inception.
- bawolff 4y ago
  Do you really think over produced pop idols of yesteryear actually had talent? They also shilled like nothing else. Hell, late night shows were basically exercises in shilling with some jokes stuffed between.
nibbleshifter 4y ago
Usually if you are intending to even remotely succeed as a musician, athlete, actor, etc these days - you basically have to become an "influencer" by default to succeed today. I know a few coaches for certain sports for whom Instagram and Tiktok are now far superior ways to acquiring new clients than word of mouth or similar - all their competition has adopted influencer marketing tactics (with themselves marketing themselves), so its evolve or die.

belugacat 4y ago

Those are questionable parallels. Music, acting, sports, writing, etc are human practices many millenia old, recognized as such by universities, labor unions, etc. Influencing on the other hand is primarily about being an intermediary for platform/advertiser relationships. If one were to stretch things a bit, I guess you could say they're performers deriving their income from private companies. But even then there's probably still a little bit of a difference between a theater actor performing a role in MacBeth and a teen getting a commission off sneakers they advertise on Tiktok.

jrumbut 4y ago
Why do people watch them? Because they're acting, singing, performing stunts, telling jokes, modeling, etc. The guy who will play Macbeth in 2042 is doing TikTok dances now (or he was a couple years ago I'm behind on the trends).
wiseowise 4y ago
> Those are questionable parallels. Music, acting, sports, writing, etc are human practices many millenia old, recognized as such by universities, labor unions, etc. We’re they delivered to us by aliens? Of course not, people thought the same of those at the time of their inception.
bawolff 4y ago
Do you really think over produced pop idols of yesteryear actually had talent? They also shilled like nothing else. Hell, late night shows were basically exercises in shilling with some jokes stuffed between.

nibbleshifter 4y ago

Usually if you are intending to even remotely succeed as a musician, athlete, actor, etc these days - you basically have to become an "influencer" by default to succeed today. I know a few coaches for certain sports for whom Instagram and Tiktok are now far superior ways to acquiring new clients than word of mouth or similar - all their competition has adopted influencer marketing tactics (with themselves marketing themselves), so its evolve or die.