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.

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.

I hear this all the time but I struggle to see how it is true. How many people regularly trawl through their feed looking for creators who haven’t posted in X days and unfollowing them? It would be a minuscule number. I’m pretty darn selective with my follows and I think I’d do this once a year, tops.

I think creators are conflating the everyday ups and downs of follower counts on their platform(s) as being something more. And I think the platforms themselves are encouraging this mentality because they need fresh content.

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.

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.

I’m so glad I was young before this stupid reality happened. I have a regular job and no desire for internet fame.

I currently scrub toilets for a living while I'm back at school for a mid-life career change. I work ten hours tonight, my feet are still a bit sore from my shift two days ago.

Suck it up, buttercup, get a real job. I'm not sharing all of this to sound like I'm better, I'm sharing this to show what a significant chunk of people do for a living, Joe Jobs.

Being a social media influencer isn't a job for most people, it's a vanity hobby.

Who did you vote for?

yeah I'm pretty shocked that a socialist website would value labor over entertainment like that

You can't turn off any job. We all are burning out in this bitch. At least you're sitting at home making videos.

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.

It doesn't come across as you appreciating value in artistic expression and other intangibles when you say "suck it up and get a real job". That may not have been your intention, but it can definitely be read that way. I think that is the "boomer" people have commented on.

I don't think there are really that many people who think social media creators or better than farmers or essential services personnel, and those that do are completely out of touch, but there are plenty of people who see alternative media creators as less than any other job. I personally think A-list actors, celebrities and sports professionals are no better than grocery store worker or warehouse person, but I won't deny they work just as hard in different ways.

You're not like everyone else!

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