lol at the mention of faceless YouTube channels. I watch a few that aren't completely invested in scaling banal content or AI slop, they're both stay at home moms who share cooking tips and cute stories about their children (whose faces are also blurred). One of them has a biochemical engineering degree and I assume she would be bored without an intense hobby or two. I think for users like them, the urge is to participate but to share only what is necessary to legitimize their personhood online. Anyways, I had to point that out as a faceless avatar myself!
I appreciate your balanced take, usually it leans either cynical or overly optimistic when people talk about creating value on social media, but I guess it all does boil down to 'how?', who is willing to do the work to find out, and context.
love your point on the "how". It's right: I think we sometimes fall in a sort of moral argument like "is it cringe or not" etc. Whereas in the end it's what we make of the suggested content and what we want to take part to.
(Good point re: faceless avatar. I've noticed it was fairly frequent on Line for instance vs WhatsApp in France). Cheers cheers
Another great take! I think (too) often about the thousands of influencers on Instagram who nailed that specific type of content at precisely the right time to build a very lucrative 10ish year career but who might not be able to maintain their relevance beyond the platform itself.
It is indeed always problematic to rely on only one platform. And the energy it takes to make a living only on TT or Insta is massive. The only ones who thrive are way more than just an influencer. In general there is an ability to run a business, to diversify their revenue streams etc. I am curious to see if Patreon (and Substack) will change the game. Somehow they already are. 🌈
lol at the mention of faceless YouTube channels. I watch a few that aren't completely invested in scaling banal content or AI slop, they're both stay at home moms who share cooking tips and cute stories about their children (whose faces are also blurred). One of them has a biochemical engineering degree and I assume she would be bored without an intense hobby or two. I think for users like them, the urge is to participate but to share only what is necessary to legitimize their personhood online. Anyways, I had to point that out as a faceless avatar myself!
I appreciate your balanced take, usually it leans either cynical or overly optimistic when people talk about creating value on social media, but I guess it all does boil down to 'how?', who is willing to do the work to find out, and context.
love your point on the "how". It's right: I think we sometimes fall in a sort of moral argument like "is it cringe or not" etc. Whereas in the end it's what we make of the suggested content and what we want to take part to.
(Good point re: faceless avatar. I've noticed it was fairly frequent on Line for instance vs WhatsApp in France). Cheers cheers
I wrote a sort of how-to create a faceless youtube channel a few months ago, I can fwd it :)
#WANT
Another great take! I think (too) often about the thousands of influencers on Instagram who nailed that specific type of content at precisely the right time to build a very lucrative 10ish year career but who might not be able to maintain their relevance beyond the platform itself.
It is indeed always problematic to rely on only one platform. And the energy it takes to make a living only on TT or Insta is massive. The only ones who thrive are way more than just an influencer. In general there is an ability to run a business, to diversify their revenue streams etc. I am curious to see if Patreon (and Substack) will change the game. Somehow they already are. 🌈
What do my fans want
https://marlowe1.substack.com/p/the-housebreaker-of-shady-hill-the