America desperately needs a return to AMERICAN values.
More than half of Gen Zers want to be an influencer — 57% to be exact, according to a 2023 survey of 1,000 Zoomers — but content creators caution it’s not as lax as it seems.
“It’s just constant, Monday through Sunday,” TikTokker Hannah Williams told CNBC. “From the time you wake up to the time you go to bed, the internet’s on, so you’re on as well.”
The 27-year-old runs the popular account Salary Transparent Street, which boasts 1.4 million followers. After quitting her job in 2022 to pursue content creation full-time, Williams now rakes in a sizable $125,000 — but at what cost?
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Sounds like they're also clueless as to how much work goes into being an online "influencer". Even for those who "just stream videogames", it nets very little money if you're not sponsored so most are just doing it as a hobby after getting home for their day job and those who managed to go full time are working 100+ hours a week as it's essentially running a business. Also your entire enterprise can just go poof if YouTube/Twitch/etc decide to deplatform you.