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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That's an interesting point of view, and I certainly agree that the relentless push towards soul-crushing careers is something that needs to go.
Work itself, on the other hand, is necessary for any society to function. Nothing makes it to the market without work; medical services (real ones) don't appear out of thin air, and so on. Your house doesn't get built without SOMEONE doing a LOT of work.
Work doesn't need to include regimentation or blinders or abdication of family duties, and while it sometimes means long hours it doesn't have to, depending on one's career path.