Where did I say that social media creates no value whatsoever? I'm just saying that without those who work in physical reality, creating tangibles with tangible things, make the mental edifices possible.

Also, you didn't choose to share your profession with us. It makes me think that you're attempting to create a social media presence of your own. Trust me, it's pointless. I had a facebook fan page with 150-175 people on it. All foolish vanity, nothing more.

To win the acclaim of the mob is what the worst of us amongst human beings do. Do you want to be a politician in terms of expression?

No, there is value in artistic expression and other intangibles. Our ideas are what give the tangibles scope.

What I AM saying is that people seem to think that social media influencers are more important than farmers or gas station attendants or grocers. No they are not. Most aren't creating anything more than a hobby level. That's okay if that's what you want to do with your time, just don't expect sympathy from those who feed you, keep your lights on, and ensure the comfort of all.

Where did I say that social media creates no value whatsoever? I'm just saying that without those who work in physical reality, creating tangibles with tangible things, make the mental edifices possible.

Also, you didn't choose to share your profession with us. It makes me think that you're attempting to create a social media presence of your own. Trust me, it's pointless. I had a facebook fan page with 150-175 people on it. All foolish vanity, nothing more.

To win the acclaim of the mob is what the worst of us amongst human beings do. Do you want to be a politician in terms of expression?

Yeah, that's a whole different world.

Why won't you feel sympathy for someone who's hurting? Why do you feel that someone needs to fall into a very narrow category to be "worth your time"?

Just because someone doesn't fall into your narrow view of what's worthwhile doesn't mean they're not worth basic human compassion.

Also, you didn’t choose to share your profession with us. It makes me think that you’re attempting to create a social media presence of your own.

Either that or I don't think value is only subjective to what you do for a living. That my opinion is somehow less valuable because I don't fall into a specific field you perceive as valuable.

I’m just saying that without those who work in physical reality, creating tangibles with tangible things, make the mental edifices possible.

And often those non-tangible things help to give those who make the tangible things the willpower to go on. It's not a one way street, where value is only created by those who create tangible goods and stolen by the intangible. That's a very pessimistic, if not "holier-than-thou" perspective. As though anyone who doesn't do what you respect isn't worth as much as someone who does.

Like I said, a very boomer attitude.

Who did you vote for?

Of course they are worth compassion. I just don't understand their desire to be the center of attention, when all the acclaim of the crowd doesn't truly bring individual satisfaction.

Fame is fickle and not worth chasing. Achilles found that out the hard way.

if someone i follow posts a bad video, i remove them from the 'People I Like' list and add them to the other list

My lord the amount of “I have a REAL job” in here is too damn high. I work 8 hours a night, 40+ hours a week, in an automotive plant. My job can be very stressful, and physically demanding. So what?

I don’t sit here and whine about people that stare at their screens (IT, developers, etc) all day. Are they really doing any work? After all, they are not performing physical labor.

How is it that different for people who create content? I’d argue that they do more work, as they have to set up, film, edit and market their work.

See how silly this sounds? A job is a job. Unless you own your own business, you are making money for someone else.

Who did you?

I just don’t understand their desire to be the center of attention

There is that aspect of it, but there's also the aspect of writing your own destiny, about creating something you care about instead of just being a nameless cog in an industrial machine putting out consumerist crap day in and day out. Why is the latter more admirable to you than the former?

Meanwhile, I work in a straining job where I come home, my knees feel weak, my right ankle is aching like fuck, I am mentally drained, I barely can even put together a thought process that tells me I should even have breakfast while fighting the urge to sleep while I try to have a fraction of what constitutes as a life. As well as work in a place, where I am almost always on threat of being fired for something petty because my management feels they have to have a bone to pick with me by fucking around with me and being snarky while doing it.

Why the fuck are you doing that to yourself? Get another job. It sounds highly unhealthy where you're currently at.

It's easy to try on that pair of shoes. Those ignorants should go ahead and try building a community, try creating a video with some genuine effort regarding its content and - especially - edit it in an appealing way.

Heck, I was doing some Blender rendering for fun as a hobby and am occasionally recording some demo videos of a project I am working at for my supervisor. Sometimes it takes about two hours to edit a fucking 10 minute video. This is just a huge amount of work. No wonder any creator, who has reached a sufficient level of income, hires editors.

you're just old...

You're not like everyone else!

What business is it of yours who I voted for? I even voted for Musk, so what?

That entertainment is labor. What are you talking about?

Okay, not sure how much this matters considering where the world is heading, but:

If they can't get better working conditions because you'll complain (it's not fair, yadda yadda), how will you get better working conditions when they complain (it's not fair, yadda yadda)?

I'm just saying, if you're not willing to play ball, why should I care about your sick pay?

Medicaid is gonna burn up soon. Should I be concerned that you'll be losing coverage, or are we just fully on board with this petty individualism?

Mate, humanity is not going to make it if we can't learn to sympathize with and protect each other. I'm sorry your life is hard. It's not a god damn contest.

What industry are you in, anyway? If you don't mind me asking.